by https://padlet.com/jack_c_gilmore/jack_virus en-us 2013-12-06 12:16:54 UTC 2013-12-06 12:18:16 UTC hello@padlet.com Virus jack_c_gilmore https://padlet.com/jack_c_gilmore/jack_virus/wish/17945904 *Destorys or causes damage to data stored on a computer

*Can disable the computer, send spam and record keypresses

]]> 2013-12-06 12:19:20 UTC https://padlet.com/jack_c_gilmore/jack_virus/wish/17945904 Worm jack_c_gilmore https://padlet.com/jack_c_gilmore/jack_virus/wish/17946074 *Spreads itself to other computers without needing to be transferred

*Usually spread through email

*Can act the same as viruses

]]> 2013-12-06 12:23:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jack_c_gilmore/jack_virus/wish/17946074 Trojan horse jack_c_gilmore https://padlet.com/jack_c_gilmore/jack_virus/wish/17946445 *Virus disguised as a safe program

*Can sometimes be an antivirus which is actually a virus

*Creates backdoor to control your computer over the internet

]]> 2013-12-06 12:30:21 UTC https://padlet.com/jack_c_gilmore/jack_virus/wish/17946445 Types of viruses jack_c_gilmore https://padlet.com/jack_c_gilmore/jack_virus/wish/17946584 *File virus: Extensions .exe and .com

*Boot sector virus: Infects the boot code and corrupts it to prevent the computer from starting up

*Macro virus: Infects a document and runs malicious code when it is opened

]]> 2013-12-06 12:33:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jack_c_gilmore/jack_virus/wish/17946584 Virus code actions jack_c_gilmore https://padlet.com/jack_c_gilmore/jack_virus/wish/17947224 *Replication

*Camoflage

*Watching

*Delivery

]]> 2013-12-06 12:47:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jack_c_gilmore/jack_virus/wish/17947224 Virus detection jack_c_gilmore https://padlet.com/jack_c_gilmore/jack_virus/wish/17947292 *Checksums

*Virus signatures

*Heuristic detection - Having rules of what the virus looks like

*Memory resident monitoring

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