139 articles on "virus"

Disecting the Computer Virus

Don’t be fooled by the innocent sounding names, some of the most famous and damaging viruses sound seamlessly harmless: The “Melissa” virus in 1999 infected thousands of computers via email causing an estimated $80 million in damage; in 2000 th...

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How to get rid of new Sobig.F virus

As you know, this time the virus under the name Sobig.F has wreaked quite havoc! No doubt, many of us have suffered from this recent virus outbreak. According to an online poll conducted by CNN: 32% of respondents were infected with this malicious vi...

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West Nile Virus

West Nile Virus by: ScaPest West Nile virus is a strain of encephalitis similar to Saint Louis encephalitis, which reached epidemic proportions in the 1950's and 60's. West Nile virus, like encephalitis, is transmitted by mosquitos. Th...

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The Nimda Virus...

Because of the increased activity over the Internet, viruses and worms have become serious pests. As the Internet advances, these pests are becoming much more sophisticated. There capacity to spread across the Internet in just a matter of hours can c...

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WHAT IS ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE AND WHY DO I NEED IT

Anti virus software is important for your computer's (and your) wellbeing and the Internet can help out with some free utilities. How long have you been on the Internet? And you don't have any Antivirus software? That's certainly a big...

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Anti Virus and Firewall Protection

The Internet offers a tremendous opportunity to build a business on a small budget. I started mine on a shoestring, nay, a half of a shoestring, and to this day havent spent a penny on advertising - but my business is doing quite well thank you. Howe...

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Virally Imperfect.

A virus is sometimes described as the smallest infectious agent known to man.A virus is sometimes described as a self-replicating program, known to man and machineThe commonality here, relates to its effect in terms of their transmission properties, ...

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The MOve to e New Anti-Virus Model

The MOve to e New Anti-Virus Model by: Tim Klemmer This is the second in a series of articles highlighting reasons why we need a new model for anti-virus and security solutions. Reason #1: the Basic Model Anti-virus software vendors still rely ...

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Dirty Little Computer Viruses and How To Protect Yourself

Dirty Little Computer Viruses and How To Protect Yourself by: Dan Preston Whether you have learned your lesson from a past experience with a nasty computer virus or have been pressing your luck by surfing the web and downloading various files or...

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How Protected are You Safeguard Your Small Business from Computer Viruses

The fact is, every time you log onto the Internet, send an email message, open an attachment, or insert a floppy disk, you risk infecting your computer system. Computer viruses are out there just waiting to wreak havoc on your data, documents, progra...

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