| History shows that in 1982 a man called | | | | part of this infrastructure. |
| Rich Skrenta made the first virus and | | | | If we check the news we will see things |
| put it "in the wild". This means that | | | | like ReverseClick.A is a Trojan that |
| the virus infected systems other than | | | | disables some of your primary programs |
| the one where it was created and tested. | | | | like task manger and registry editor, it |
| Today experts tell us that we are | | | | swaps you mouse buttons and do a lot of |
| loosing the war against the viruses. | | | | things that you won't like. XPCSpy can |
| Mikko Hypponen who is believed to be | | | | hide itself using some advanced |
| with much influence in Internet says: | | | | technologies know as rootkits, Piggi.B |
| "This is not just a battle between | | | | conceal itself in the well known browser |
| manufacturers of security software and | | | | Internet Explorer and every time the |
| some internet criminals. It is a war | | | | user runs it the system is "updated" |
| between good and evil". | | | | again with the virus code. The list of |
| Microsoft describes the virus as a small | | | | news goes on and every day new viruses |
| program designed to interfere with the | | | | appears to threaten our systems. |
| computer system and usually take control | | | | "When this will end?" you may ask but no |
| over it. One of its main functions is to | | | | ending is foreseen. The only protection |
| spread around the net to other users and | | | | against viruses today is the anti-virus. |
| for this it usually uses the e-mail | | | | Anti-virus is software that works on |
| software or instant message tools. | | | | different modes. In real time mode it |
| The damage that a virus could make is | | | | checks all system activity and looks for |
| usually permanent. It can erase data, it | | | | malicious codes that are executed in the |
| can change it on a way that is no longer | | | | system. In scanning mode it can checks |
| useable or it can delete your whole hard | | | | all files for the core code of different |
| drive. Some viruses of course don't | | | | viruses or parts of them. Usually good |
| target the data. They spy on your | | | | anti-virus software can prevent most |
| activity and warn their creators about | | | | infections before they are able to do |
| it. In fact we can't predict what the | | | | damage. It is very important for the |
| next virus could do. It is a program | | | | protection software to be updated on |
| like all your software. It can do | | | | regular bases because it uses different |
| anything. | | | | virus definitions that you need to have. |
| When talking about viruses most | | | | In a bad day anti-virus companies |
| inexperienced users imagine horrible | | | | receives more then 40000 possible virus |
| things because the very word virus | | | | codes and they work very hard on making |
| terrifies them. Others take it very | | | | a definition and a way to disinfect the |
| lightly saying: "What is the worse that | | | | system. This is why an update is always |
| can happen? I'll just reinstall some | | | | required and a good way to do that is to |
| software…" But where these frivolous | | | | set your auto update option on. |
| thoughts end and begin the real problem? | | | | There is no way to be sure if your |
| To be infected could be a crime by | | | | system is clean and you are safe to |
| itself. Imagine yourself working on a | | | | work. That's why many people choose to |
| big corporation that in every moment | | | | have some experienced people working for |
| dependents on the Internet and on every | | | | them to prevent data stealing or |
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| infected the infrastructure of the | | | | is Rescue Techusa . |
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