Some can wipe out the information on a hard drive‚ tie up traffic on a computer network for hours‚ turn an innocent machine into a zombie and replicate and send themselves to other computers. If you’ve never had a machine fall victim to a computer virus‚ you may wonder what the fuss is about. But the concern is understandable -- according to Consumer Reports‚ computer viruses helped contribute to $8.5 billion in consumer losses in 2008 [source: MarketWatch]. Computer viruses are just one kind of online
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business-critical computing‚ the costs of virus-induced down-time are growing along with the threat from viruses themselves. Concern is justified - but unbridled paranoia is not. Just as proper diet‚ exercise and preventative health care can add years to your life‚ prudent and cost-effective anti-virus strategies can minimize your exposure to computer viruses. · A history of computer viruses · Who writes viruses - and how they can reach you · The early warning symptoms of virus infection · The real numbers behind
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chose to write my topic paper on the H1N1 virus. This virus has interested me since its reemergence in 2009. Its ability to change and adapt each time it shows up again attracted my attention. I hope to inform people about the virus along with the symptoms and how to go about avoiding it if you can‚ or treating it if you have it. This pandemic is avoidable through a simple vaccine that can be taken as a shot or as a nasal spray. Overall I find the H1N1 virus to be interesting and a puzzle that the
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network drives. Once installed on a computer‚ a virus may change or remove application and system files. Some viruses can leave a computer inoperable; others just display startling screen messages to innocent users. Here are five common types of viruses: Trojan Horse Viruses A Trojan Horse are computer viruses that hide inside non-executable files such as compressed or document files and executable files and try to avoid detection by anti-virus programs such as Norton or McAfee. Trojan Horses
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characteristics are used to place each virus in a specific group? The three characteristics that are used to place each virus include the virus’ combination of their nucleic acid‚ strandedness (whether it’s single-stranded
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at a flea market that contained Cobra virus crystals. Alice Austen traces the activities of Kate Moran and Penny
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Table of Contents What is a Virus? .............................................1 HOW A VIRUS INFECTS YOUR SYSTEM: .............................2 HOW DOES A VIRUS SPREAD? .....................................3 BIGGEST MYTH: "I BUY ALL OF MY PROGRAMS ON CD ROM FROM THE STORE". STORE BOUGHT SOFTWARE NEVER CONTAINS VIRUSES.... 3 INFECTION (DAMAGES) ..........................................4 PROTECT YOUR COMPUTER‚ NOW!! ................................ 5 A virus is an independent program that
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organisms is the virus called rabies. Since Rabies is spread through a virus‚ we will discuss how viruses work. With the many different types of viruses‚ there are different ways that viruses affect the body. Essentially most cells have both DNA and RNA. These are the building blocks of life. When cells split in half‚ the genetic material that is there is copied and then transferred to each call. As Mike Redde explains‚ “Viruses on the other hand‚ are one-celled that only have
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1. INTRODUCTION A. HISTORY OF VIRUS 1. AFRICA‚ ZAIRE 2. 1970 B. SYMPTOMS AND AFFECTS 1. BLEEDING‚ HEMORRHAGING 2. DEATH W/IN 20 DAYS C. CURES 1. NONE KNOWN D. INTERNATIONAL EFFORTS 2. HISTORY OF VIRUS A. WHERE IT STARTED 1. SCIENTISTS B. HOW IT IS SPREAD 1. NON AIRBORNE 2. BODILY CONTACT C. WHERE IT EXISTS TODAY 3. SYMPTOMS AND EFFECTS A. SEVERE FEVER‚ ABDOMINAL PAIN 1. INSIDES "MELT" B. DEATH RATES
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computer virus is an illegal and potentially damaging computer program designed to infect other software by attaching itself to any software it contacts. In many cases‚ virus programs are designed to damage computer systems maliciously by destroying or corrupting data. If the infected software is transferred to or accessed by another computer system‚ the virus spreads to the other system. Viruses have become a serious problem in recent years‚ and currently‚ thousands of known virus programs
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