Presentation on computer viruses
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This document provides an overview of computer viruses. It discusses how viruses spread by attaching themselves to files and transferring between computers. Various types of viruses are described like boot viruses, polymorphic viruses, macro viruses, worms, and trojans. Symptoms of a virus infection include slow performance, reduced memory, and files becoming corrupted. The document recommends installing antivirus software, regularly updating it, and being cautious of email attachments to prevent and cure virus infections.
Presentation on computer viruses
- 1. A Presentation On Computer Viruses Name:- Nitish Xavier Tirkey F.Y.BCA Date:- 4th October, 2010
- 2. Flow of presentation • Introduction • Symptoms • How does it spread • Types of Computer Viruses • Prevention and Cure • Antivirus Software • Conclusion
- 3. Introduction • Computer viruses are a type of software program that, like a biological virus, reproduces and spreads itself • Some virus may display only a message on the screen, others may slow down the Pc • They can also erase files or even format your floppy or hard disk and crash the system
- 4. Symptoms • Letters looks like they are falling to the bottom of the screen. • The computer system becomes slow. • The size of available free memory reduces. • The hard disk runs out of space. • The computer does not boot.
- 5. How does it spread • Computer viruses spread by attaching themselves to other computer program files • When you exchange a file or pen drive with a virus, the virus spreads from one computer to the another • Viruses also spreads when a Computer Engineer comes to repair your system and puts his/her diagnostics disks in your PC
- 6. Types of computer viruses • Boot viruses:- The boot virus copies the virus code in the boot sector • Polymorphic viruses:- They are coded in such a way that they infect a system and change their signature • Macro viruses:- Macros are blocks of code written to automate frequently performed tasks and embedded in a program file • Worms:- Worms are program that replicate and spread to other system • Trojans:- A Trojan is a program file that claims to do something but it actually does something that is not required
- 7. Preservation and cure • Install an Antivirus software • Regularly update the program • Open email attachment files only if you are expecting the attached files, or the sender is known and has confirmed sending the file • Try to avoid downloading and installing software from the Internet • Install only registered copies of software on the system
- 8. Antivirus Software • Norton Anti-Virus • MaCfee • Avast • Quick Heal • Panda
- 9. Conclusion • For better and safe computation anti-virus software should be installed and be helpfull for global network system freely.
- 10. Thank You