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MALWARE PROGRAMS VIRUSES,WORMS And TROJANS

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Page 1: Malware programs

MALWARE PROGRAMS

VIRUSES,WORMS And TROJANS

Page 2: Malware programs

VirusesCan Spread from one computer to another.Needs human action to execute itself.Can destroy files , corrupt your data.Propagates when the host program is

executed.Slow down your pc.

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Types of VirusesBoot Sector VirusMultipartite VirusProgram VirusWormsTrojansEmail VirusMacro Virus

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WormsA computer worm is a standalone computer

program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers.

Does not alter files.Resides in active memory and duplicates

itself.Don’t need human activity to transfer from

one computer to another.Slow down your pc and increase usage of

resources automatically.

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Difference B/w Virus and wormsVirus WormsAttaches itself to OS or

programs.Needs user action to

propagate.Needs a host file.Spread quite slowly.

Don’t attaches itself with OS.

Automatically propagates over network.

No Host needed.Can spread in thousands

of numbers in some minutes.

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Trojan Trojan horses do not replicate themselves

but they can be just as destructive.Can be employed by hackers.Provides backdoors to your computer data

which can be used for stealing data by hackers.

Can Exploit your data.

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VirusProtection Install Any

Antivirus Program.

Don’t download Software's from unknown resources.

Activate Windows Firewall.

Scan your computer for finding infected files.