Computer Virus

Lecture is prepared by,
Md. Tamim Islam

Nursing Instructor
MH SAMORITA Medical College (Nursing Unit)
A computer virus
A computer virus is a kind of malicious computer program, which when executed, replicates itself and inserts its
own code. When the replication is done, this code infects the other files and program present on your system.
A computer virus is a type of malicious software that spreads between computers and causes damage to data and
software. It’s aim to disrupt systems, cause major operational issues, and result in data loss and leakage.
Signs which may help to identify a computer viruses:

Since the computer virus only hits the programming of the device, it is not visible. But there are certain
indications which can help you analyse that a device is virus-hit. Given below are such signs which may help
you identify computer viruses:
1. Speed of the System – opening of an applications may become longer and the entire system processing
may start working slowly
2. Pop-up Windows – One may start getting too many pop-up windows on their screen which may be
virus affected and harm the device even more
3. Self-Execution of Programs – Files or applications may start opening in the background of the system
by themselves and you may not even know about them.
4. Log out from Accounts – In case of a virus attack, the probability of accounts getting hacked increase
and password protected sites may also get hacked and you might get logged out from all of them.
5. Crashing of the Device – In most cases, if the virus spreads in maximum files and programs, there are
chances that the entire device may crash and stop working.
Types of Computer Virus:

Discussed below are the different types of computer viruses:
1. Boot Sector Virus – It is a type of virus that infects the boot sector of floppy disks. The Boot sector
comprises all the files which are required to start the Operating system of the computer.
2. Direct Action Virus – When a virus attaches itself directly to a .exe or .com file and enters the device
while its execution is called a Direct Action Virus. It is also known as Non-Resident Virus.
3. Resident Virus – A virus which saves itself in the memory of the computer and then infects other files
and programs when its originating program is no longer working.
4. Multipartite Virus – A virus which can attack both, the boot sector and the executable files of an
already infected computer is called a multipartite virus.
5. Overwrite Virus – One of the most harmful viruses, the overwrite virus can completely remove the
existing program and replace it with the malicious code by overwriting it.
6. Polymorphic Virus – Spread through spam and infected websites, the polymorphic virus are file
infectors which are complex and are tough to detect.
7. File Infector Virus – As the name suggests, it first infects a single file and then later spreads itself to
other executable files and programs. The main source of this virus are games and word processors.
8. Space filler Virus – It is a rare type of virus which fills in the empty spaces of a file with viruses.
9. Macro Virus – A virus written in the same macro language as used in the software program and infects
the computer if a word processor file is opened. Mainly the source of such viruses is via emails.
There are several ways to protect computer from viruses, including:

1. Use a trusted antivirus product
2. Avoid clicking pop-up advertisements
3. Scan your email attachments
4. Scan the files that you download using file-sharing programs.
Short note: Anti-Virus

An anti-virus is a software which comprises programs or set of programs which can detect and remove all the
harmful and malicious software from device.
This anti-virus software is designed in a manner that they can search through the files in a computer and
determine the files which are heavy or mildly infected by a virus.
Given below is a list of few of the major antivirus software which is most commonly used:
1. Norton Antivirus
2. F-Secure Antivirus
3. Kaspersky Antivirus
4. AVAST Antivirus
5. Comodo Antivirus
6. McAfee Antivirus

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Lecture is prepared by,

Md. Tamim Islam

Signs which may help to identify a computer viruses:

Types of Computer Virus:

There are several ways to protect computer from viruses, including:

Short note: Anti-Virus

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