well, A “virus” is a computer program file capable of attaching to disks or other files and replicating itself repeatedly, typically without user knowledge or permission. Some viruses attach to files so when the infected file executes, the virus also executes. Other viruses sit in a computer's memory and infect files as the computer opens, modifies or creates the files.
All computer viruses are manmade. Humans send e-mail document attachments, trade programs on diskettes, or copy files to file servers. When the next unsuspecting user receives the infected file or disk, they spread the virus to their computer,
Viruses, whether they are boot viruses, file viruses, or macro viruses, can employ none, one, or several of the following techniques to spread or conceal themselves.
Multi-Partite Viruses.Multi-partite viruses often infect multiple targets instead of just one type of file or disk. For example, they will infect both files and boot records on hard disks or both files and boot sectors on floppy disks.
Polymorphic Viruses.Polymorphic viruses mutate to escape detection by anti-virus software. Both polymorphic file, boot sector, and macro viruses have been identified.
Retro viruses. These viruses are designed to actively attack anti-virus software. They're anti-anti-virus viruses! They'll try to delete anti-virus data files, corrupt anti-virus programs, and more.
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11:24 AM on July 10, 2008