Computer Virus
A computer virus is a small hidden program on a floppy disk or a hard disk. Just like a biological virus a computer virus can spread from computer to computer through an infected floppy disk or a computer network and computer programs, files and computer hard wire itself.
How do virus spread?
You can get a virus only by downloading or receiving a file , which is infected that you run on your computer.The different ways in which this can happen are mentioned below.
A computer virus is a small hidden program on a floppy disk or a hard disk. Just like a biological virus a computer virus can spread from computer to computer through an infected floppy disk or a computer network and computer programs, files and computer hard wire itself.
How do virus spread?
You can get a virus only by downloading or receiving a file , which is infected that you run on your computer.The different ways in which this can happen are mentioned below.
- If you get an email with a file attached to it (an executable program such as .exe or .com ) that contains a virus and you download that file and run it, your computer will become infected .
- If you download a file from the internet that contains a virus and you run it, your computer will become infected.
- Virus are also transmitted by computer networks and by infected disks.Do not use someone Else's floppy without first checking it for virus.
- If you boot a computer with an infected floppy (boot virus) your computer will be infected.
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