malware programs
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MALWARE PROGRAMS
VIRUSES,WORMS And TROJANS
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.
Types of VirusesBoot Sector VirusMultipartite VirusProgram VirusWormsTrojansEmail VirusMacro Virus
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.
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.
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.
VirusProtection Install Any
Antivirus Program.
Don’t download Software's from unknown resources.
Activate Windows Firewall.
Scan your computer for finding infected files.