LOMONOSOV MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY Research paper for the Course of English Computer viruses of today Student: Submission date: Instructor: The Faculty of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics The English Department Moscow 2010 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 1 Essence of computer viruses 4 2 TYPES OF VIRUSES. 6 3 Antivirus software 11 CONCLUSION 13 References 14 Introduction
Premium Computer virus Antivirus software Trojan horse
computer viruses and other malicious software like trojan horses. Antivirus software usually uses two different techniques to accomplish this: • Scanning files to look for viruses matching definitions in the virus dictionary • Identifying suspicious behavior from any computer program which might show infection. Such analysis may include data captures‚ port monitoring and other methods. 3. Name 3 viruses and explain what they do Trojan horse is a program that unlike a virus‚ contains or installs
Free Computer virus Trojan horse Antivirus software
and other pertinent information that thieves could use to gain financially. Hackers use many tools and techniques to penetrate the security of the computer system that they choose to attack. Some techniques can include dns spoofing‚ packet sniffers‚ social engineering‚ and trojan horses. DNS spoofing occurs when the hacker changes the DNS entry on a server and redirects the browser to an alternate site. This method is often used to steal usernames‚ passwords‚ or other personal information. Packet sniffers were originally designed
Premium Computer data storage Computer Computer security
Life Cycle of a Virus The life cycle of a virus begins when it is created and ends when it is completely eradicated. The following outline describes each stage: Creation Until recently‚ creating a virus required knowledge of a computer programming language. Today anyone with basic programming knowledge can create a virus. Typically‚ individuals who wish to cause widespread‚ random damage to computers create viruses. Replication Viruses typically replicate for a long period of time before they
Premium Trojan horse Computer virus Antivirus software
Question 126 1. ____ is the predecessor to the Internet. Answer a. DES b. FIPS c. ARPANET d. NIST 1 points Question 127 1. A famous study entitled “Protection Analysis: Final Report” was published in ____. Answer a. 1868 b. 1978 c. 1988 d. 1998 1 points Question 128 1. ____ was the first operating system to integrate security as its core functions. Answer a. ARPANET b. UNIX c. MULTICS d. DOS 1 points Question 129 1.
Premium Systems Development Life Cycle Security Computer security
and loved by the people.Hektor commands the Trojan Horse‚ Troy’s mighty cavalry. He is greatly loved by the soldiers under his command and knows all of their names and those
Premium Iliad Achilles Hector
Differences between Viruses‚ worms‚ and Trojan Horses Computer viruses are man-made program or a piece of code which can load onto your computer without your knowledge and cause damage to your computer system. The dangerous part of the computer viruses is they are attached to a file or program‚ which means the computer viruses will not running until you click the file or program‚ and even more dangerous type of viruses is one capable of transmitting itself across networks and bypassing security
Premium Computer virus Malware Antivirus software
Horse Slaughter: The Truth Unveiled Amanda Martin English 101 November 28‚ 2012 The Causes of horse slaughter have many surprising effects people wouldn’t think of. The drastic nature of these events changes the economy‚ as well as the lives of those who need products that come from horses. There are many people for and against the slaughter of horses‚ which has affected the situation in itself. Horse slaughter affects the economy‚ the mortality and standard of living of horses‚ and the availability
Premium Horse Horse slaughter Livestock
release its a horse and not any normal horse .It’s an Arabian‚The Arabian horse known all around the world and throughout history for its strong characteristics . The Arabian horse is one of the oldest breeds of horses in history .The origin is unknown but Their ancestors most likely originated from south Saudi‚ Turkey‚and Syria. It was the first horse to be documented .The Arabian lead its genus to the horse that we know today as the thoroughbred horse‚American Quarter horse and more.The Arabian
Premium United States Horse Roman Empire
Horse Slaughter The topic of horse slaughter doesn’t usually come up very often in everyday conversation. Horse slaughter is more of an implicit subject‚ which your everyday person doesn’t know much about. Because it is highly controversial‚ it has gone through the cycle of being banded and then reinstated twice in the last 5 years. With being involved in the horse industry my entire life‚ I have witnessed the effects first hand. Some people see it as killing pets‚ animal cruelty‚ and morally
Premium Horse Livestock Horse slaughter