VIRUS DETECTION AND PREVENTION De La Salle Professional Schools Masters in Business Administration
TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION:
* Introduction * What Is A Computer Virus? * Computer Virus Types * How Do I Know I Have A Computer Virus? * How Can You “Catch” A Computer Virus? * How Do I Detect And Eliminate Computer Viruses? * The Tools You’ll Need
INTRODUCTION *  It is a program designed that does damage to your computer.
WHAT IS A COMPUTER VIRUS?
“It is a program that can infect other programs by modifying them in such as to include itself.” ~ Quoted from Virus Safe
COMPUTER VIRUS TYPES a) Computer System / Boot Record Viruses * attack parts of your computer used to run programs
b) Computer File Viruses
* clings to various programs files * sample files : .COM, .EXE, .DOC
c) Common Computer Virus Names
* Stoned, Love Bug, * Check “Data Fellows Computer Virus Information” * Check McAfee/Norton/TrendMicro website
HOW DO I KNOW I HAVE A COMPUTER VIRUS? * Programs take longer to load than normal * Hard drive runs out of hard disk space * Files have strange names you don’t recognize * Conventional memory isles than it used to be * Programs run erratically
HOW CAN YOU "CATCH" A COMPUTER VIRUS? * Floppy disk * Internet * Email * Networks
HOW DO I DETECT AND ELIMINATE COMPUTER VIRUSES?
* Use anti virus software
THE TOOLS YOU'LL NEED: ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE
* McAfee * Norton * TrendMicro (online)
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