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    Computer security threat

    Virus and its type


    COMPUTER THREAT:
     Threat is a computer program ,an event or
    even a person which causes loss of data
    affecting the working of computer and
    stealing information
     Types of threat are.

     Mal war

     Virus

     Hacker

     Woram.
    VIRUS:
     A virus is a program that may disturb the
    normal working of computer with out
    knowledge or permission of user.
     Another define (computer virus is the most

    common and well know computer security


    threat. A computer virus is a program written
    intentionally to alter the way a computer
    operates without the permission or
    knowledge of user). A virus replicates and
    excutes of setf by attaching copies to other
    files such as program file or documents so
    that the user chicks from them and the virus
    activates .
     Exp :NYB, Antiexe, win95,FDODO,Cascade

    etc.
    ACTIVATION OF VIRUS:

     Damage or delete file.


     Erase data in hard disk.

     Causes erratic system behaviour.

     Display annoying massage etc.


    HOW VIRUS SPREAD:
     Virus spreads by following way.
     Infected flash drives and disk.

     E.mail attachments.

     Surfing insecure website.

     installing pirated software.


    TYPES OF VIRUS:
     Boot sector virus.
     Chernobal virus.

     Logic boomb.

     Trojan horse.

     Redlof.
    1.BOOT SECTOR VIRUS:
     Disk is divided into tracks and sector . The
    disk contain operating system has sector
    program in his first sector. The sector is
    known as BOOT SECTOR. The program in
    boot sector is automatically loaded into
    memory when computer start. The boot
    sector virus modifies the program in the boot
    sector. When computer turn on it is loaded on
    the memory. The virus is attached with files
    like .exe, .com files and .dill files. When we
    uses file which have this virus. The virus
    activates and causes destructive command
    and destory data file.
    2.CHERNOBAL VIRUS (CIH):
     The famous chernobal virus deletes all
    microsoft office files. This may delete
    partition information from the disk which
    causes major data lost.(1998)
    3.LOGIC BOMB:
     Its also called time boom. Its differs from
    other virus. Its activates as certain time. Like
    michelangelo is an important virus which
    deletes all data on march 06.
    4.TROJAN HORSE:
     Hide. It itself as useful program. Its contain
    hidden instruction to erses data or causes
    other damage. It executes illegal, destructive
    instruction in the middle of a program such
    as games. FORMAT C is a trojan horse virus.
    REDLOF:
     Red lof is a polymorphic virus. It is written in
    visual basic script. It relies on the micro soft
    active x component to excute itself. It locates
    folders.htt and infects that file,folder.htt. Is
    part of micro soft window active desktop
    feature.

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