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Computer viruses, that once started out as an innocent programs, have now become as dangerous to your pocket book and computer as a real virus is to the body. A computer virus is called a virus because it shares similar traits to that of a biological virus. That is, a computer virus moves from computer to computer much like a virus moving from person to person. So what is a computer virus? A virus is(Google, 2004) a computer program that can reproduce by changing other programs to include a copy of itself. It is a parasite program, needing another program to survive. Viruses are dangerous for many reasons. They can cause costly damage to your computer and can be quite a nuisance. So what exactly is a virus? What exactly can it do to my system? And most importantly; What can I do to protect myself? Read on to find out. |