| As the Internet threats continue to increase | | | | memory or other important components' |
| in number and complexity, some of the best | | | | distraction. |
| antivirus programs, like Norton and McAfee, | | | | |
| quickly respond to the justifiable consumer | | | | The most common way of getting a virus is |
| need to keep their computer environment | | | | from an email attachment, which is a file |
| secure. New and improved features enable | | | | connected to an email message. Ranging from a |
| these enhanced versions of antivirus and | | | | simple Word or Excel file and images in JPEGs |
| antispyware programs to detect, then | | | | or GIFs formats, to any other type of file, |
| quarantine and finally remove malicious code, | | | | even small computer programs, viruses travel |
| which can harm computer files and/or disrupt | | | | through the cyberspace generating distraction |
| a variety of computer functions. | | | | and annoyance among all computer holders. The |
| | | | most annoying thing of all is that usually |
| Computer viruses are software programs | | | | everything begins from an unwary computer |
| deliberately designed to interfere with the | | | | user who shares the malicious file with |
| usual computer operations, by recording, | | | | others without even knowing it. In fact, even |
| transmitting, corrupting, or deleting data. | | | | those wary computer savvies can be mislead, |
| Some of these malicious programs also have | | | | as some of the viruses existing today are |
| the ability to copy themselves to other | | | | extremely sophisticated forms of malicious |
| computer systems and thus spread to new | | | | software programs that run at the background |
| unaffected computer units, much alike a human | | | | of other computer programs, kwon also as |
| virus does. Since the introduction of the | | | | worms. Alarmingly, these more advanced virus |
| Internet, these dangerous software programs | | | | forms can replicate and send themselves |
| have increased in number and frequency, | | | | automatically to other computers by |
| causing people to take measures against them. | | | | controlling other software programs, such as |
| Nobody wishes to experience the frustration | | | | an email sharing application. |
| and anxiety of having to find ways to | | | | |
| retrieve precious personal or | | | | The antivirus and antispyware programs, by |
| business-related data, which most of the | | | | scanning the files your computer's operating |
| times are damaged severely or lost forever. | | | | system creates, opens, closes or emails, is |
| In fact, the computer viruses can be of any | | | | able to inform you in case a known virus is |
| form. They range from annoying software | | | | detected and attempts to enter your system. |
| programs that run during setup mode and | | | | After the most recent forms of highly |
| decrease a computer's ability to function | | | | dangerous viruses called Trojans, for one to |
| properly by slowing things down or causing | | | | achieve consistent success in the medium to |
| problems during an otherwise simple process, | | | | long term, it is necessary to keep his or her |
| to complex destructive programs that may lead | | | | system fully patched via frequent downloads |
| to the complete deletion of a computer's | | | | of updated virus dictionary entries. |