FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -Malware, or malicious software, is any program or file that is intentionally harmful to a computer, network or server. Types of malware include computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, ransomware and spyware.

Detailed explanation-2: -A computer virus is part of a type of software called malware. Viruses embed copies of themselves in host programs, and use these to spread from one computer to another. Viruses aim to interfere with your computer’s system and ‘go viral’ – spreading to other computers.

Detailed explanation-3: -A computer virus is a type of malware that attaches to another program (like a document), which can replicate and spread after a person first runs it on their system. For instance, you could receive an email with a malicious attachment, open the file unknowingly, and then the computer virus runs on your computer.

Detailed explanation-4: -A computer virus is a kind of malicious computer program, which when executed, replicates itself and inserts its own code. When the replication is done, this code infects the other files and program present on your system.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Mydoom outbreak is the worst virus attack ever to happen. Its estimated damage went as high as $38 billion. It also went by the name of “Novarg.” It was a worm that found its way around the internet mass emails. As this worm was active, it was responsible for about a quarter of the world’s email traffic.