Computer Viruses
Republic of the Philippines
BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Sarmiento Campus
Kaypian Road, San Jose Del Monte Bulacan
A COMPUTER VIRUS
A case study presented to
Dr.Pedro D. Abanador
In partial fulfilment of the requirements in the subject
RES323- Research Methodologies
Leading to the degree
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Presented by:
Estimada, Ronald B.
BSIT-3A2
February 4, 2014
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction
A computer virus is a small software program that spreads from one computer to another and interferes with computer operation. A computer virus might corrupt or delete data on a computer, use an email program to spread the virus to other computers, or even delete everything on the hard disk, and also spread through downloads on Internet. They can be hidden in pirated software or in other files or programs that you might download. Including the first Internet Worm, were written as experiments or pranks. Today, malicious software is used primarily to steal sensitive information of personal, financial, or business importance by black hat hackers with harmful intensions. Worms spread automatically through email messages, networks, or operating system vulnerabilities, frequently overwhelming those systems before the cause is known. Worms aren’t always destructive to computers, but they usually cause computer and networks performance stability problems. A computer virus is a program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes. Viruses can also replicate themselves. All computer viruses are man-made. A simple virus that can make a copy of it over and over again is relatively easy to produce. Even such a simple virus is dangerous because it will quickly use all available memory and bring the system to a halt. An even more dangerous type of
BULACAN STATE UNIVERSITY
Sarmiento Campus
Kaypian Road, San Jose Del Monte Bulacan
A COMPUTER VIRUS
A case study presented to
Dr.Pedro D. Abanador
In partial fulfilment of the requirements in the subject
RES323- Research Methodologies
Leading to the degree
Bachelor of Science in Information Technology
Presented by:
Estimada, Ronald B.
BSIT-3A2
February 4, 2014
CHAPTER I
THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND
Introduction
A computer virus is a small software program that spreads from one computer to another and interferes with computer operation. A computer virus might corrupt or delete data on a computer, use an email program to spread the virus to other computers, or even delete everything on the hard disk, and also spread through downloads on Internet. They can be hidden in pirated software or in other files or programs that you might download. Including the first Internet Worm, were written as experiments or pranks. Today, malicious software is used primarily to steal sensitive information of personal, financial, or business importance by black hat hackers with harmful intensions. Worms spread automatically through email messages, networks, or operating system vulnerabilities, frequently overwhelming those systems before the cause is known. Worms aren’t always destructive to computers, but they usually cause computer and networks performance stability problems. A computer virus is a program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes. Viruses can also replicate themselves. All computer viruses are man-made. A simple virus that can make a copy of it over and over again is relatively easy to produce. Even such a simple virus is dangerous because it will quickly use all available memory and bring the system to a halt. An even more dangerous type of