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Computer Viruses Latifah alabdulkarim
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Outline: What's virus? Prominent viruses that have had an impact on computer systems! How viruses are commonly transmitted! What computer users can do to prevent the virus! One way you can’t get a virus. Types Of Viruses. What Does A Virus Do difference between a computer virus and a computer worm? Does Your PC Have a Virus? Or Is It Just SLOW? Most Dangerous Computer Viruses in 2012 What should we do as IT students
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What's virus!
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Prominent viruses that have had an impact on computer systems!
ILOVEYOU. Code Red . Nimda. Sasser.
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How viruses are commonly transmitted!
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What Does A Virus Do The task of a virus is not always destructive like deleting files that may be important or something like causing your hard drive to crash.
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What computer users can do to prevent the virus!
Computers must be managed Backup your files Don't enable file sharing Don't share files Use secure passwords Don't open unexpected attachments Working towards better security
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One way you can’t get a virus
You cannot get a virus simply by being on the internet or using an online service. You will only become infected via the internet if you download an infected file and then run that file.
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Types Of Viruses 1. Boot Sector Virus 2. File Infection Virus 3. Multipartite Virus 4. Network Virus 5. Virus 6. Macro Virus
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What is the difference between a computer virus and a computer worm?
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Does Your PC Have a Virus? Or Is It Just SLOW?
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Most Dangerous Computer Viruses in 2012
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What should we do as IT students!
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Be thankful for problems
Be thankful for problems. If they were less difficult, someone with less ability might have your job. Thanks For Listening
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