COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY
WHAT IS A COMPUTER VIRUS
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Computer programming that breaks into a computer’s way of working
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In factories
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They are made by Apple and Microsoft
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Computer germs
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Detailed explanation-1: -Typically, computer viruses spread through malicious online downloads, infected email attachments, or by plugging in infected hardware like an external flash drive (USB stick). Computer viruses can spread through almost any method of file sharing, as long as the virus can avoid detection by antivirus programs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Like the real thing, computer viruses replicate themselves, spreading through your operating system and network. At the same time, the virus is wreaking havoc: it can damage programs, delete files, and make devastating changes to your hard drive, all of which can result in reduced performance.
Detailed explanation-3: -A computer virus is a program designed to spread itself by first infecting files or hard drives and then making copies of itself. Viruses spread by infecting other programs, either on the same computer or on other computers connected to it over a network.
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.