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Lesson 2 - Computer Viruses, Worms and Vaccine

This document discusses computer viruses, worms, and vaccines. It defines a computer virus as a small program that spreads from computer to computer and interferes with operations. Common symptoms of a virus attack include slower performance, crashing, and file/directory disappearance. The main types are trojan horses, worms, macro viruses, and email viruses. Worms replicate over networks and can clog systems. Vaccines like antivirus software detect, prevent, and remove malware threats, and must be regularly updated to protect against new viruses. Top antivirus programs are also listed.

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Lesson 2 - Computer Viruses, Worms and Vaccine

This document discusses computer viruses, worms, and vaccines. It defines a computer virus as a small program that spreads from computer to computer and interferes with operations. Common symptoms of a virus attack include slower performance, crashing, and file/directory disappearance. The main types are trojan horses, worms, macro viruses, and email viruses. Worms replicate over networks and can clog systems. Vaccines like antivirus software detect, prevent, and remove malware threats, and must be regularly updated to protect against new viruses. Top antivirus programs are also listed.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

ILOILO STATE COLLEGE OF FISHERIES


Tiwi, Barotac Nuevo, Iloilo
5007 Philippines

College of Education
Contact No.: (+63) 917-624-6100
Website: www.iscof.com.ph / Email: [email protected]

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Lesson 2: Computer Viruses, Worms and Vaccines

Computer Viruses
Computer virus is a small software program that is designed to spread from one computer to
another and to interfere with computer operation. A true virus is capable of self-replication on a
machine. Virus may spread between files or disks.
• There are estimated 30,000 computer viruses in existence.
• Over 300 new ones are created each month.
• First virus was created to show loopholes in software.
• Today almost 87% of all viruses are spread through the internet.

Symptoms of Virus Attack


• Computer runs slower than usual
• Computer no longer boots up
• Screen sometimes flicker
• Speaker beeps periodically
• System crashes for no reason
• Files/directories sometimes disappear
• Denial of Service (DoS)

Types Computer Viruses


1. Trojan Horse
 Requires Windows to work
 Once infected, runs in the background
2. Worm
 Spread over network connection.
 Worms replicate.

3. Macro
 Specific to certain applications.
 Comprise a high percentage of the viruses .
4. E-mail viruses
 An e-mail virus travels as an attachment to e-mail messages, and usually replicates
itself by automatically mailing itself to dozens of people in the victim's e-mail address
book.

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 Some e-mail viruses don't even require a double-click -- they launch when you view
the infected message in the preview pane of your e-mail software.
5. Worms
 A worm is a small piece of software that uses computer networks and security holes
to replicate itself. A copy of the worm scans the network for another machine that has
a specific security hole. It copies itself to the new machine using the security hole,
and then starts replicating from there, as well.
 Worms use computer time and network bandwidth when they replicate. A worm
called Code Red made huge headlines in 2001. Experts predicted that this worm
could clog the Internet so effectively that things would completely grind to a halt.
 A worm usually exploits some sort of security hole in a piece of software or the
operating system. For example, the Slammer worm (which caused mayhem in
January 2003) exploited a hole in Microsoft's SQL server.
 Worms normally move around and infect other machines through computer networks.
Using a network, a worm can expand from a single copy incredibly quickly. The Code
Red worm replicated itself more than 250,000 times in approximately nine hours on
July 19, 2001.

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Protect computer against viruses:
• Gain knowledge about viruses.
• Proper configurations.
• Run only necessary programs.
• Install Anti-virus software and update.

Vaccines
Vaccines or Antivirus software is a computer program that detects, prevents, and takes
action to disarm or remove malicious software programs, such as viruses and worms. New
viruses, worms, and other threats are created by cyber terrorists and discovered every day. So
updating antivirus software is periodically mandatory. List of some top Anti Virus Programs
which are very useful to users:

1. Norton Antivirus – Norton Antivirus is the most popular and secure virus scanner for
checking boot sector records at startup. The live update feature automatically installs new
updates for regular protection against viruses.

2. AVG Free Edition – AVG Resident Shield provides real-time protection executions of files
and programs. It features a smart e-mail scanner, virus updates and virus vault for secure
handling of the files which are infected by viruses. The base version for windows is Free for
private and non-commercial use.

3. McAfee VirusScan for Windows - This antivirus package detects all virus types, including
Word and Excel macros; boot-sector infections; and file, multipartite, stealth, polymorphic,
and encrypted viruses.

4. Kaspersky Anti-Virus Personal Pro – It is a commonly used virus protection solution


offering full protection against macro- viruses and unknown viruses.

5. ESET NOD32 Antivirus – ESET NOD32 Anti-virus is available as an anti-


virus for small businesses, individuals and for large
networks.

6. Avast! Home Edition – A free antivirus solution for scanning disk, CDs, and
E-mail.

7. Panda Antivirus Platinum – It is a complete virus protection package for home and
business users. It comes with an easy installation and automatic protection from latest
viruses.

8. Avira - Windows and Linux anti-virus, firewall, anti-spam, recovery solutions


against malware infection

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9. Smadav - use its own technology to avoid virus spread and infection from USB Flash
disk. Smadav can detect many new unknown viruses in USB even if the virus is not in the
database. Not only for protection, Smadav can also help you to clean USB Flash disk from
virus and restore hidden/infected file in the USB Flash
disk.

10. Bitdefender Antivirus Plus - The entry-level antivirus from Bitdefender boasts the name
Bitdefender Antivirus Plus, and the Plus is very much deserved. This tool totally handles all
the basic antivirus tasks effectively, and then goes way beyond in terms of additional
security features. Feature-wise, it could take on many security suites and win. Bitdefender
Antivirus Plus remains a top choice when it comes to protecting your PC's security.

Video
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References
https://sea.pcmag.com/
http://eagri.org/eagri50/STAM102/pdf/lec04.pdf
https://www.infosecacademy.io/blog/10-types-of-computer-viruses/

Kent Adrian M. Unato, LPT


Faculty

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