Computer virus is a program or software that infect the computer without the permission of the owner by reproducing itself and causing the computer to slow down (crash at times), virus also cause harm to your saved file and to the operating system.
Problems caused by computer virus
- Computer crash
- Slow down the system
- Manipulate the hard ware (stops it from responding to the user command
- Delete files
The way computer get infected by virus is just like the way Human contact HIV. Any computer can be a victim of contacting computer virus if it is expose to external connection such as the use of an unknown USB Drive, from the Internet(through E-mail Attachment), from public network(File Sharing)
Protect your PC against computer virus
To protect your computer you have to
- Back-up your vital information(Your PC may eventually refuse to boot one day. You will just be lucky if you have the backup of your files )
- Get a good anti-virus
- Scan any external drive before connecting to your PC
- Update your Anti-virus to get the current definition of virus program
- Rum complete scanning of your computer after use; on daily bases if possible to get rid of any malicious program
One of the things that computer owners have to deal with is pc virus removal. A computer virus is a software program that spreads from one computer to another and interferes with the computers operation. There are two ways in removing spyware and adware virus from your computer — using Anti-Spyware software or using Anti-Malware software.
ReplyDeleteGreat post indeed. It it always needed to update you computer anti-virus.
ReplyDeleteyeah you are right dear...you do this to keep your computer antivirus up to date in case of any latest virus
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