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Introduction

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The first known computer virus was written in the mid-1980s

Experts estimate 1 in 5 computers is infected with some type
of virus.
Over 800 new viruses are discovered each month
By number, there are well over 103,000 known computer
viruses (Source: Sophos)
Only a small percentage of this total number account for
those Viruses found in the wild, however. Most exist only in
collections.
With the increasing use of the Internet, it has become easier for
virus to spread

What is Virus
A computer program that can spread across computers and
Networks by making copies of itself, usually without the
users knowledge
Create damage to the computer system "infected"
It is not data
Hides in other computer code without permission and does
nasty or undesirable things
You can only catch a virus by running a program, Anti-Virus

Types of Virus
Exampl
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Trojan
A program which
appears to be
Valuable but has an
unexpected
consequence

Exampl
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Worm
Computer Worms are
reproducing programs
that run independently
and travel across
Network connections

Conficker's Worm

INFECTED
WORLD MAP

Conficker Geography

IBM ISS Managed Security

Virus Source
The four most common virus infections come from:
Today almost 87% of all viruses are spread
through the internet (source: ZDNet)
File A virus type that infects existing files on the computer
(~40%)
Macro A virus that runs as a macro in a host application
such as the MS Office applications (~35%)
VBScript A virus that uses Windows VisualBasic Script
functionality (~10%)
Internet Worm A virus that is primarily characterized by its
replication across the Internet (~5%)

Evolution of Viruses

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Basic Virus defense

Dont open files that you are not expecting
Many viruses automatically send files without the e-mail
account owners knowledge.
Ask the sender to confirm unexpected files.

Suspect messages that appear more than

once in your Inbox
You may receive the same e-mail from a virus
repeatedly.

Basic Virus defense

Learn file extensions
Your computer will display both an icon and a file
extension for files you receive. Open only file extensions
you know are safe.

The following file types should never be

opened:

.EXE
.PIF
.BAT
.VBS
.COM

Protect / Prevent
Best way to protect yourself is to prepare your computer against
viruses in advance. One way to protect you computer is to use
updated anti-virus program.
It is advisable to back up all your important files, putting them in
an external drive or on the drive D of your system. You should
be careful to scan your C drive and D Drive periodically to avoid
any threat of virus
1. Knowledge
2. Proper configurations
3. Run only necessary programs
4. Anti-virus software

Prevent Infection
Viruses are spread in several ways. The most common
are:
Receiving an infected disk(media).
Downloading an infected executable file from a network or the
Internet.
Copying a document file that is infected with a macro virus.

To avoid viruses, you should:

Treat all disks as though they are infected.
Install an antivirus program and keep its virus definitions
(database of virus information) up to date.
Run your antivirus program regularly.

Top Ten Anti-Virus

#1

#2

BitDefender Kaspersky

#3

#4

#5

Webroot

G DATA

Eset Nod32

#6

#7

#8

#9

# 10

ParetoLogic

AVG

Vipre

F-Secure

TrendMicro

 There are lots of viruses in the world and new viruses are
coming up every day. There are new anti-virus programs
and techniques developed too. It is good to be aware of
viruses and other malware and it is cheaper to protect you
environment from them rather then being sorry. There
might be a virus in your computer if it starts acting
differently. There is no reason to panic if the computer
virus is found
It is good to be a little suspicious of malware when you
surf in the Internet and download files. Some files that
look interesting might hide a malware
Viruss mission is to hop from program to other and this
can happen via USB disks, Internet FTP sites,
newsgroups and via email attachments. Viruses are
mostly written for PC and Windows environments

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