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Anti Virus Software Floppy Disk
1,641 wordsMelissa, Bubble boy, WM Concept, Stoned, Michelangelo, , the list goes on and on. You might ask what do all these names have in common. The similarity between them is that they can cause damage to your computer. In short they are simply known as computer viruses. For most users, the term computer virus is a synonym of the worst nightmares that can happen on heir system. A computer virus is an illegal and potentially damaging computer program designed to infect other software by attaching itself ...
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Anti Virus Software Computer Virus
869 wordsA computer virus is a program that attaches itself to, overwrites and / or otherwise replaces another program in order to reproduce itself without the knowledge of the computer user. Generally, the first thing a virus does is attach itself to other executable files in such a way that the virus code is in effect when the infected files are run. Viruses may be written to multiply, to damage other programs, or to alter certain data. A computer virus is nothing more than a computer program that is c...
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Crimes Involving Computer Crime
1,410 wordsA report discussing the proposition that computer crime has increased dramatically over the last 10 years. Computer crime is generally defined as any crime accomplished through special knowledge of computer technology. Increasing instances of white-collar crime involve computers as more businesses automate and the information held by the computers becomes an important asset. Computers can also become objects of crime when they or their contents are damaged, for example when vandals attack the co...
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Outlook Express Anti Virus
1,769 wordsInformation Security Outline: General definitions of virus and worm; I-Worm. Mydoom; Slammer - internet worm; Klez - internet worm; Conclusion. Internet is the most dangerous source of computer viruses. It can take as little as several minutes to acquire a trojan, virus or a worm. Is there any difference between a trojan and a virus? What distinguishes a virus from a worm? There are two main differences between worm and a virus. A virus should become a part of another executable program, whereas...
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Public And Private Computer Security
897 wordsFirst, we have to understand these type of computer crimes such as below because they will let us know the computer crimes often happen in our lives. 1. unauthorized use, access, modification, copying, and destruction of software or data (Bill Smith, the computer consultant, was convicted under recently enacted statutes covering this category of crimes); 2. theft of money by altering computer records or theft of computer time; 3. theft or destruction of hardware; 4. use or conspiracy to use comp...
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Computer Virus Computer Computer Into Running Viruses
473 wordsComputer Computer Virus Computer Virus Computer viruses are well known for their wrong doings. They are thought of as harmful programs that can affect your computer greatly. That is partly true except that they can be removed very quickly and easily. There is an interesting history of how viruses got there name and how the first one appeared in public. There are a couple of different kinds of viruses but millions of them are created. All viruses are intended for malicious acts but there is a sol...
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Urban Legends Good Times
1,927 wordsImplicit in the rhetoric of the Information Superhighway is the understanding that through this technology, individuals will better understand the world around them, establishing a stronger sense of community through open dialogue. An examination of folktales and urban legends on the Internet, however, suggests that, if anything, this technology is becoming increasingly mythologized and is leading to a new sense of domestic alienation. In the years since Carl Lindahl noted that turning to modern...
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Anti Virus Software Trojan Horses
1,469 wordsComputer Viruses Probably one of the most misunderstood phenomenon of the computer world is the computer virus. The misconceptions and panic caused by these technological viruses are responsible for more destruction to the computer world than the viruses themselves. There is also the belief that all computer viruses cause damage to a computer, when in fact, there are many viruses used to do good when they infect a computer. Unfortunately, the public only tends to listen to those who have very li...
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Black And White Artificial Intelligence
1,876 wordsPolymorphic & Cloning Computer Viruses Untitled Polymorphic & Cloning Computer Viruses The generation of today is growing up in a fast-growing, high-tech world which allows us to do the impossibilities of yesterday. With the help of modern telecommunications and the rapid growth of the personal computer in the average household we are able to talk to and share information with people from all sides of the globe. However, this vast amount of information transport has opened the doors for ...
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Credit Card Numbers Directly Or Indirectly
3,444 wordsComputer Crime Computer crimes need to be prevented and halted thought increased computer network security measures as well as tougher laws and enforcement of those laws in cyberspace: Computer crime is generally defined as any crime accomplished through special knowledge of computer technology. All that is required is a personal computer, a modem, and a phone line. Increasing instances of white-collar crime involve computers as more businesses automate and information becomes an important asset...
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