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SECTION C COMPUTER VIRUSES Viruses are one of the biggest threats to the
security of your computer files. The number of computer viruses is increasing at
an unprecedented rate. In 1986, there was one known computer virus. By 1990 ...
SECTION C COMPUTER VIRUSES Viruses are one of the biggest threats to the
security of your computer files. The number of computer viruses is increasing at
an unprecedented rate. In 1986, there was one known computer virus. By 1990 ...
Page 192
A key characteristic of viruses is their ability to "lurk" in a computer for days or
months, quietly replicating themselves. While this replication takes place, you
might not even know that your computer has contracted a virus; therefore, it is
easy to ...
A key characteristic of viruses is their ability to "lurk" in a computer for days or
months, quietly replicating themselves. While this replication takes place, you
might not even know that your computer has contracted a virus; therefore, it is
easy to ...
Page 197
Some viruses— called retro viruses— are designed to attack antivirus software
by deleting the files that contain virus descriptions or corrupting the main
executable virus-scanning program. One antivirus vendor calls them "anti-
antivirus ...
Some viruses— called retro viruses— are designed to attack antivirus software
by deleting the files that contain virus descriptions or corrupting the main
executable virus-scanning program. One antivirus vendor calls them "anti-
antivirus ...
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Contents
Computer Internet Web and Email Basics | 2 |
Computer Basics | 4 |
Computer Hardware | 9 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | New Perspectives on Computer Concepts New Perspectives Series |
| Author | June Jamrich Parsons |
| Contributor | Dan Oja |
| Edition | 7, illustrated |
| Publisher | Course Technology, 2004 |
| ISBN | 0619213841, 9780619213848 |
| Length | 288 pages |
| Subjects | › Computers / General |
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