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Computer virusesViruses

A computer virus is a simple program made to harm a computer system. It spreads by duplicating and attaching itself to files. Sometimes the damage is minor but often it can be disastrous.

Part of ICTData protection issues

Viruses

Viruses are written by malicious programmers who wish to cause problems for other computer users.

The primary source of infection these days are followed by illegal and infected files from the . If you have up to date software installed this will immediately warn you of any infection. If not, there is usually no evidence of the virus and the user is not usually aware of it until something goes wrong.

Devices without antivirus software infected with viruses