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Jordi Shoman's Articles in Web Security Show All|Display Category|Title|Newest|Oldest Computer Virus And Internet Worms Explained Is your computer sluggish? It won't open programs and you can't get into anything? Well, maybe you have a sick computer. Just as people get ill from viruses, so do computers. When this happens, you need to have a computer technician look at the computer to re-format and get rid of the virus. If you know something about computers, you might be able to do this yourself. What is a Virus? A virus is a parasitic program written to intentionally enter a computer without the u... Several Common Ways That Viruses Spread In addition to the common methods of spreading through email attachments, boot infections and program infectors, there are other ways by which viruses spread to your computer. These include: Infection by Disk(Floppy, Zip, CD's, Tapes, etc.) Floppy disks, though not as commonly used as in the past, are still a very common way viruses being spread from machine to machine. Anyone with an infected machine, using a floppy disk to copy and save files, can also copy and transf... Some Computer Viruses In History Computer viruses generally trick hosts or other types of computers into reproducing copies of the invading organism. They spread from computer to computer through electronic bulletin boards, telecommunication systems and shared floppy disks. Viruses are created by human programmers, for fun or malice, but once they begin to spread they take on a life of their own, creating disruption, dismay and paranoia in their wake. If the virus is found in any of the PC's that PC shoul...

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