Anti-virus software is a computer program that detects,prevents and takes action to disarm or remove malicious software programs,such as viruses and worms.You can help protect your computer against viruses by using anti-virus software.
Computer viruses are software programs that are deliberately designed to interface with computer operation,record,corrupt or delete data or spread themselves to other computers and throughout the internet.
In the past,PCs were mainly under threat from viruses and worms.The main purpose of these programs was to spread;however,some programs were also designed to cause damage to files and PC's.Such malicious software ,or "malware",could be described as cyber vandalism.In the majority of cases ,the goal of viruses and worms was to spread as much as possible ,with a high infection rate leading to fame for that program.
But in recent years,the situation has changed drastically.Today,the biggest threat faced by computers is crime ware.This malicious software is written by cyber criminals with the purpose of making money illegally.Crime ware may take the form of viruses ,worms,Trojans or other malicious programsb.
Computer viruses are software programs that are deliberately designed to interface with computer operation,record,corrupt or delete data or spread themselves to other computers and throughout the internet.
In the past,PCs were mainly under threat from viruses and worms.The main purpose of these programs was to spread;however,some programs were also designed to cause damage to files and PC's.Such malicious software ,or "malware",could be described as cyber vandalism.In the majority of cases ,the goal of viruses and worms was to spread as much as possible ,with a high infection rate leading to fame for that program.
But in recent years,the situation has changed drastically.Today,the biggest threat faced by computers is crime ware.This malicious software is written by cyber criminals with the purpose of making money illegally.Crime ware may take the form of viruses ,worms,Trojans or other malicious programsb.
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