Bit of Archeology There are lots and lots of opinions on the date of birth of the first computer virus. I know for sure just that there were no viruses on the Babbidge machine‚ but the Univac 1108 and IBM 360/370 already had them ("Pervading Animal" and "Christmas tree"). Therefore the first virus was born in the very beginning of 1970s or even in the end of 1960s‚ although nobody was calling it a virus then. And with that consider the topic of the extinct fossil species closed. Journey’s Start
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Virus Attack Prevention Based on Hulme (2004) article‚ many companies are now using firewalls‚ antivirus software and intrusion detection systems‚ but hackers and worms still break through business systems and cause serious damage. Lately it seems that more and more prevention and protection is required. Based on the article‚ attacks such as Blaster‚ MyDoom‚ and Witty cost businesses more than ten billion dollars a year. There is a need for more intelligent shields to ward off new attacks as they
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Teenagers 2. Women 3. Homosexuals B. AIDS babies C. Increased homophobia D. Overburdened health care III. Research Solutions to AIDS A. AZT B. HIV virus C. Other viruses n
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A. Is a Virus Alive? 1. Viruses are segments of nucleic acids contained in a protein coat. 2. Pathogens are agents that cause disease. 3. Viruses do not grow‚ do not have homeostasis‚ and do not metabolize‚ therefore scientists don’t consider them to be living. 4. Discovery of Viruses i. Scientists filtered bacteria from the sap of infected plants‚ and were surprised to find that the filtered sap could still cause uninfected plants to become infected. ii. In 1935‚ Wendell Stanley of the Rockefeller
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(a) Briefly explain in detail to the management about various fact/issues about ‘virus’ – what it is‚ how it spreads‚ what are the areas of infections‚ what are specific viruses. Most computer users get alarmed when they heard about the word “virus”. Virus brings a lot of damages in human’s computer works as it brought harmful effects. Viruses affect businesses’ efficiency‚ productivity and money as it really takes time to get rid off the threat. Viruses do easily‚ quickly and quietly spreading
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WHAT IS COMPUTER VIRUS A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate itself and spread from one computer to another. The term "virus" is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of malware‚ including but not limited to adware and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability. A true virus can spread from one computer to another (in some form of executable code) when its host is taken to the target computer; for instance because a user sent it over a network
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SOURCES OF COMPUTER VIRUS Virus infection in Computers can be contacted through different means. Below are the commonest causes of Computer Virus attack. 1. Through the internet: The easiest and quickest means of spreading Computer Virus is through the internet. Basically through downloaded files and documents. When the source of a document is not trusted it should not be downloaded. If at all it will be downloaded it has to be thoroughly scanned for virus with a reliable anti-virus Software. 2. Through
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multiply. Viruses have many symptoms: some can simply slow down your computer whilst others can have more severe effects like moving documents and/or deletion of documents or programs. No matter the severity of the virus and its symptoms they should be dealt with by an up-to-date anti-virus program and security software‚ as systems with out-of-date protection are more susceptible and at risk. Computer viruses are most commonly passed through interaction over the internet‚ whether they are attached
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FREE ANTIVIRUS SYSTEM FOR HUMANS Today most of the children know that their PC (Personal Computer purchased from market) must have an Antivirus system to safeguard it from different virus attacks which results in crashing of their PC. There are many soft- ware companies selling their Antivirus soft-ware. Free of charge / Trial packages are also available on line. Intelligent children can find out free Antivirus Programs from different websites. Latest operating systems coming in with Antivirus
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super virus has taken over the nation of Astar. The citizens are dying in waves and the cure is still unknown. Soon there won’t be anything left to find when other nations try to take the land." The scene in the news studio was completely different to the scene outside. The stench of rotting bodies and the screams echoing through the streets from the distraught families of the deceased. One girl stood out from the rest. She had already lost her family and become left to battle the virus on her
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