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1. E-mail attachment.
2. Lack of firewall on an insecure network.
3. Malicious Web pages.
4. Co-installed with other legitimate but contaminated software.
5. Sometimes products like digital picture frames, MP3 players, flash drives, etc., are pre-infected at point of manufacture.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 13y agoA virus is normally acquired as part of a file or program. A trojan is a program that the user is tricked into opening. Both can cause damage to programs, but the primary purpose of a virus is to spread undetected so that it can later be exploited once it infects a number of computers.
One popular Trojan technique to spread a virus or worm is to put a malicious script in the body of an email message, or in an email attachment.
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∙ 15y agodownloading from emails that you don't recognize the sender, getting "free screensavers!" and not using a Macintosh
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∙ 12y agocontact with an already infected person/animal.
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∙ 13y agodownloads or e-mails
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∙ 11y agointernet
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What is the most common way to be affected by a virus?
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What is the most common way to get a harmful virus?
droplet infection
What is the most common way to be affected by a computer virus?
through e-mail amd opening files on it
What type of computer virus is most common?
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What is the most common requirement for a virus to run?
For user to run/open the file containing a virus.
Is the most common requirement for a virus to run?
For user to run/open the file containing a virus.
What is the most common feature of a computer virus?
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