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    This document discusses computer viruses. It defines a virus as a self-replicating computer program that can interfere with hardware and software. Viruses attach themselves to operating systems and infect other programs by copying their code. Common types of viruses include file, boot sector, macro, and script viruses. Examples like the Love Bug caused billions in damages by rapidly infecting millions of computers worldwide. The document stresses the importance of using antivirus software to prevent viruses from causing harm.

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    This document discusses computer viruses. It defines a virus as a self-replicating computer program that can interfere with hardware and software. Viruses attach themselves to operating systems and infect other programs by copying their code. Common types of viruses include file, boot sector, macro, and script viruses. Examples like the Love Bug caused billions in damages by rapidly infecting millions of computers worldwide. The document stresses the importance of using antivirus software to prevent viruses from causing harm.

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    This document discusses computer viruses. It defines a virus as a self-replicating computer program that can interfere with hardware and software. Viruses attach themselves to operating systems and infect other programs by copying their code. Common types of viruses include file, boot sector, macro, and script viruses. Examples like the Love Bug caused billions in damages by rapidly infecting millions of computers worldwide. The document stresses the importance of using antivirus software to prevent viruses from causing harm.

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    Computer Virus

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    This document discusses computer viruses. It defines a virus as a self-replicating computer program that can interfere with hardware and software. Viruses attach themselves to operating systems and infect other programs by copying their code. Common types of viruses include file, boot sector, macro, and script viruses. Examples like the Love Bug caused billions in damages by rapidly infecting millions of computers worldwide. The document stresses the importance of using antivirus software to prevent viruses from causing harm.

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    TOPIC

    COMPUTER VIRUS

    PRESENTED BY-
    BHRIGURAJ BORDOLOI
    MANASHI ADHIKARY
    M. ASHOKKUMAR
    INTRODUCTION
    • VIRUS IS A SELF DUPLICATING COMPUTER
    PROGRAMME
    • IT INTERFERES WITH THE COMPUTER
    HARDWARE AND OPERATING SYSTEM
    • VIRUSES ARE DESIGNED TO DUPLICATE
    THEMSELVES
    • THEY AVOID DETECTION
    • IT MUST BE EXECUTED FOR IT TO FUNCTION
    HOW INFECTIONS OCCUR

    • ATTACHES ITSELF TO COMPUTER’S OS, AND


    BECOMES ITS PART
    • THE CORRUPTED PROGRAMME EXECUTES ITS
    OWN INSTRUCTION AS WELL AS THE VIRUS
    • UPON EXECUTION THE VIRUS INSTRUCTES
    THE HOST PROGRAMME TO COPY ITS VIRAL
    CODE AND INFECTS ANY NUMBER OF OTHER
    PROGRAMMES
    • INFECTION CAN THEN TRANSFER ITSELF TO
    FILES AND CODE ON TO OTHER COMPUTERS
    THROUGH STORAGE DEVICES
    • THEY MULTIPLY UNTIL THEY DESTROY DATA
    OR RENDER OTHER PROGRAMME CODES
    MEANINGLESS
    • VIRUSES MAY DO NO HARM OR MAY EVEN
    WREAK HAVOC ON THE COMPUTER,
    CAUSING IT TO CRASH AND DESTROY
    VALUABLE DATA
    TYPES OF VIRUSES
    1. PARASITIC OR FILE VIRUS
    2. BOOTSTRAP SECTOR
    3. MULTI-PARTITE
    4. MACRO VIRUS
    5. SCRIPT VIRUS
    PARASITIC OR FILE VIRUS
    • IT INFECTS EXECUTABLE FILES OR
    PROGRAMMES
    • THESE FILES ARE OFTEN IDENTIFIED BY THE
    EXTENSION .EXE IN THE NAME OF THE
    COMPUTER FILE
    BOOTSCRAP VIRUS
    • THEY RESIDE ON THE 1ST SECTOR OF THE
    HARD DISK OR FLOPPY DISK, KNOWN AS
    BOOT SECTOR
    • THEY REPLACE PROGRAMMES THAT STORE
    INFO ABOUT DISK CONTENTS OR
    PROGRAMMES THAT RUN THE COMPUTER
    STARTUP
    • SPREAD BY MEANS OF FLOPPY DISKS
    MULTI-PARTITE VIRUS
    • COMBINE ABILITIES OF PARASITIC AND
    BOOTSCRAP SECTOR VIRUSES
    • INFECTS BOTH FILES AND BOOT SECTOR
    • SPREADS WHEN A COMPUTER USER BOOTS
    FROM AN INFECTED DISKETTE OR FILE
    SYSTEM
    MACRO VIRUS
    • INFECTS PROGRAMMES THAT CONTAIN
    POWERFUL MACRO LANGUAGES
    • THEY ARE WRITTEN IN MACRO LANGUAGES
    • AUTOMATICALLY EXECUTE WHEN THE
    LEGITIMATE PROGRAMME IS OPENED
    SCRIPT VIRUS
    • WRITTEN IN SCRIPT PROGRAMMING
    LANGUAGES, SUCH AS VBSCRIPT AND
    JAVASCRIPT
    • MORE POWERFUL BECAUSE MOST ARE
    CLOSELY RELATED TO OS ENVIRONMENT
    • EX- ‘ILOVEYOU’ VIRUS, APPEARED IN 2000,
    INFECTED 1-5 MILLION COMPUTERS
    COMMON VIRUSES
    • TROJAN HORSE

    • DISGUISED AS A GAME, APPLICATION, OR


    UTILITY
    • DOES SOMETHING DEVIOUS, WHILE APPEAR
    TO DO SOMETHING USEFUL
    • WORM

    • PROPAGATES ITSELF ACROSS COMPUTERS


    • SPAWNS COPIES OF ITSELF IN MEMORY
    • OFTEN CAUSES CRASH
    • THE TERM HAS COME FROM A SCI-FI NOVEL
    CONCLUSION
    • VIRUS ARE DANGEROUS, AS WELL AS USEFUL
    IN DESTRUCTIVE PURPOSE
    • DAY BY DAY, THEY ARE GROWING MORE
    SOPHISTICATED
    • SPREAD BY E-MAIL, AVOID OPEANING JUNK
    AND SPAM MAILS
    • VBS-LOVELETTER, KNOWN AS THE LOVE BUG,
    AND THE I LOVE YOU VIRUS, MOST PREVALENT
    • MOST COSTLY VIRUS EVER
    • ESTIMATED LOSES US$10 BILLION
    • LOVE BUG INFECTS 1 IN EVERY 5
    COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE
    FINALLY
    • GOOD
    • VIRUS ARE GOOD IF YOU ARE A TERRORIST
    OR HACKER

    • BAD
    • IF, SPELLS HAVOC IF IT INFECTS YOUR
    COMPUTER AND WRECKS IT
    MORAL OF THE STORY
    • AN ANTIVIRUS A DAY, KEEPS THE
    VIRUS AWAY.
    SO…….

    THANK YOU

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