COMPUTER VIRUS

BY : PRIYANKA GUPTA
 O D U C T I ON
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INTRODUCTION
Virus are basically something which
makes your pc works against your will.
That is , your pc starts working
differently.
IS VIRUS GOOD FOR MY
COMPUTER?????
Absolutely!
If you want to get rid of all that data
clogging up your hard drive, a virus is a
wonderful solution.
If you want your spanking new computer to
slow down to a crawl, then a virus is the
way to go.
If you're lucky, you may even get a worm
which will not only help you clean up your
computer from all those annoying files, but
will also send a copy of itself to all your
In short, if you think that your computer
is too fast and gives you too little
trouble, a virus or two can really help!
Thankfully, you don't have to try too
hard to get a virus.
Simply connect an unprotected
computer to the Internet for a few
hours and let them come. That's all it
takes.
Computer viruses are called viruses because
they share some of the traits of biological
viruses.
A computer virus passes from computer
to computer like a biological virus passes
from person to person
HOW ITS GET INTO YOUR
PC???
The person read email at their PC or if they use
diskettes to transfer files between the
computer at work and the computer at home, or if
they just transfer files between the two computers
they have a good possibility to get a virus.
They might get viruses also when they download
files from any internet site.
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 MALWARE
MALWARE IS A GENERAL TERM FOR ALL HARMFUL
PROGRAMS :
VIRUS
WORMS
TROJAN HORSE
VIRUS

MALWARE

TROJAN WORMS
HORSE
 WHAT IS A VIRUS
?????
A computer virus is a program, a block of
executable code, which attach itself to, overwrite or
otherwise replace another program in order to
reproduce itself without a knowledge of a PC user.

A true virus can only spread from one computer to

another (in some form of executable code).
EXAMPLES---
It all started in 1999 when Melissa virus infected
over 100,000 computers.
The LoveLetter virus caused damages of more than
$8 billion in 2000.

The history of computer viruses dates

back to 1986. Computer viruses used to
spread by disk. But as the Internet
became popular, viruses started spreading
faster by e-mail
TYPES OF VIRUSES
Resident viruses
Overwrite viruses
Boot viruses
Macro viruses
Directory viruses
Logic bomb
FAT viruses, etc.
Many programs, multimedia or other goodies can
be found on the Internet.
Often they are free and, let's face it, there are
very few things that people like more than free
stuff.
The trouble with some free software is that it
also comes with one or more viruses already
included free of charge. Hence the name
"Trojan Horse".
WHAT IS TROJAN
HORSE????
TROJAN HORSE
A TROJAN HORSE is a computer program, a
program that claims to do one thing
(it may claim to be a game)
But instead does damage when you run it
(it may erase your hard disk)
TROJAN HORSES have no way to replicate
automatically.
They require interaction with a hacker to
fulfill their purpose.
The hacker need not be the individual responsible
for distributing the Trojan horse.
It is possible for hackers to scan computers on
a network using a port scanner in the hope of
finding one with a Trojan horse installed. .
WHAT IS WORM????
WORMS
A WORM is a small piece of software that uses
computer networks and security holes to replicate
itself.
A copy of the worm scans the network for
another machine that has a specific security
hole.
It copies itself to the new machine and starts
replicating from there.
EXAMPLE ---

mydoom worm
morris worm was the first worm discovered
released in 2 Nov,1988.
End users may be tricked into running the worm
program when they receive it via a network e.g by
double clicking on an executable file attached to
email.
In 2003 the Slammer Worm almost brought the
entire Internet down.
HOW VIRUS SPREAD ?????
Basically it gets spread-
When the infected program is distributed by-
Floppy disk
Uploaded to a bulletin board
Zipped and delivered as an executable
then other programs get infected and this is how
viruses spread.
 VIRUS ATTACKS
Some sort of trigger will activate the attack
phase, and the virus will then “do something”.
Anything from printing a silly message on the
screen to erasing all of your data.

The trigger might be a specific date ,or the

no. of times the virus has been replicated or
something similar.
Load viruses into memory so they run in the
background

Infect the boot sector on floppy disk and hard

disks.
HOW TO PREVENT THEM ?????
Security features keep viruses away
Buy virus protection software
Avoid programs from unknown sources (like
the internet)
Stick with commercial software purchased on CDs
With E-mail viruses
Never double-click on an attachment that
Contains an executable program.
Attachments that come in as
Word files(.DOC) ,images(.GIF and . . . JPG) ,
etc. are data files . And they can do no
damage.
A file with an extension like . EXE , .COM , or
.VBS is an executable and can do all sorts of
damage
TOP 5 ANTIVIRUS
Bit Defender Antivirus
Kaspersky Antivirus
Web root Antivirus
G-Data Antivirus
ESET Nod 32
(according to software review top ten views)
 LU S I ON
CON C
Though there is nothing to tense if your system
have viruses. But ,you shouldn’t neglect the virus
threat. There are quite a few dangerous viruses
roaming the Internet. So keep your hard drive
happy and don't let the viruses ruin your day. Here
is what you can do:

1)Make sure your computer runs anti-virus

software. If not, buy and install it immediately.
Even if you have this software, it must be
updated regularly, as new viruses appear daily.
Configure the programs to automatically download
updates, making it easy to stay protected.
Otherwise, periodically download the updates
manually.

 DO NOT OPEN an e-mail attachment unless

you know who sent it. Even then, it's not totally
safe, as a sneaky virus that has infected a friend's
computer can access the e-mail address book, send
a message to everyone, and attach itself. To be
completely safe, scan the attachment with your
anti-virus software BEFORE you open it.
If you receive a suspicious message, delete it
immediately from your Inbox. When you delete
a message, however, it's still on your system. Go
into the Deleted Mail folder and delete the
message again to permanently remove it
from your computer.

Regularly back up your files. Should your

system become infected, you won't lose valuable
data.
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