COMPUTER VIRUSES
First I’m going to talk about
computer viruses. Computer viruses are programs that are made and designed to
jump from one computer to another to interfere with the computer operation
system. Why? Of course to steal your data and personal information or anything that
could be found in your computer. And through viruses hackers can use the stolen
data from your computer either to blackmail you or use your stolen identity to
commit a crime; most computer users may come in contact with viruses through
using the internet, looking for something or trying to download something and
giving their email or any personal information to untrusted web sites or attractive
fake advertisements that trap internet users who don’t have any ideas about
online fraud or they just think it’s a trusted web site due to very cheap prices or special offers that
sometimes say hurry or stocks limited which does not give users time to really
think about it. Viruses are just a part of malware. Malware is just a term for malicious
software that is designed to cause damage or undesirable actions to a computer
system. And malware includes all the following: Viruses, Worms, Trojan horses, Spyware
and Rogue security software these are malware and some of these malware are
extremely dangerous. They cause heavy damage to the hardware and the software
of your computer and could burn the motherboard or the pc or erase all your
content including some files of the operating system which causes corruption to
the whole operating system that you run. And all these things allowed hackers
to steal any of your content.
What’s the point of computer viruses?
So now we know what’s the point of
the computer. viruses but this not all. Why were computer viruses made? That we
know but who made them? Computer viruses were made by professional computer
hackers and spies. They were built to cause damage to real big companies or
organization. They could do it just because they can or for some money. They
could be hired by other competitors companies or for other personal or
non-personal reasons, and the worst level of hackers are spies working for
another country or company against the others. there is a different level of
hackers and spies, medium level of hackers that what we mostly faces when we
use the internet without knowing it. These viruses and malware hide in programs
and apps that we downloaded and installed on our computers operating system to
steal our identity personal information credit card information or media
content of us or our families or friends or related to our work. It’s a huge
problem nowadays which faces all internet users it’s not a contained problem so
far as the new technology keeps developing and growing every day. It became
even harder to control some of it, as there are a many different types of
viruses and malware developed and modified by those hackers and spies and this
of course effects the internet market, online business and every project
available through the internet as there are some free programs scammer and
hackers would take this program and put some viruses in it that’s why some
times when we download a program it says unknown source.
Solution
In order to prevent computer viruses
and other types of viruses like malware you should be aware of the things you
are doing through the internet-visited web sites and downloaded programs. If
you are going to download any needed program make sure it’s from the original
web site developer or trusted web site and before all of that download or buy
an anti-virus that has the ability to keep your computer and operating system
save from all types of viruses and automatically update everyday new types of
viruses added by the developer and the anti-virus should alarm you if you are
about to download infected programs with viruses or untrusted web sites. In
order to do all of that you must have a good anti-virus which can prevent all
these dangers and keep your computer and all its content save and secure.
You’re anti-virus must be a premium
edition to be that good and to provide you with more options. A free edition
won’t have many options and can’t catch all different types of viruses; as well
it can’t close all back doors that hackers usually use to hack you to steal
your stuff or completely damage your system and all content so there are
multiple choices for you to pick; you can choose how much security you want and
options from anti-viruses. You can do some research over the internet or read
from the anti-viruses’ original web sites the information about it and if it’s
what you need.
