Name-MAYANK

MIGLANI
Class-7th(white)
MODEL School

What is a Computer
Virus?
A computer virus is a computer program
that can copy itself and infect a computer
without the permission or knowledge of
the owner.
One of the first detected virus was the
Creeper virus in the early 70s
Before computer networks became
widespread, most viruses spread on
removable media, particularly floppy disk.

Type of VIRUS

Types of computer viruses

Boot viruses:- The boot virus copies the virus code in

the boot sector

Polymorphic viruses:- They are coded in such a way
that they infect a system and change their signature
Macro viruses:- Macros are blocks of code written to
automate frequently performed tasks and embedded
in a program file
Worms:- Worms are program that replicate and
spread to other system
Trojans:- A Trojan is a program file that claims to do
something but it actually does something that is not
required

Signs Your Computer is

Infected
Functions slower than

normal
Responds slowly and
freezes often
Restarts itself often
See uncommon error
messages, distorted
menus, and dialog
boxes
Notice applications fail
to work correctly
Fail to print correctly

Did you know?

One German newspaper

tragically lost 2,000

pictures from its
archive.
The perpetrator turned
out to be a 23-year-old
Filipino computer
science student who
more or less plagiarized
all of his code.
The lack of laws in the
Philippines covering
computer crimes, he
pretty much got away
with his crime.

Prevention
Upload and use

antivirus software
Be aware of the emails and attachments
you open
Check for updates on
antivirus software
regularly
Make sure antivirus
software is installed
correctly

Some anti viruses

software

Conclusion
For better and safe computation anti-virus

software should be installed and be helpfull for

global network system freely.