Table of Contents
What you’ll learn
- What is the meaning of Computer Virus?
- Why do people create Viruses?
- How do viruses spread?
- What is the difference between Computer Virus and Malware?
- What are some common indicators which may suggest than our computer system has been infected by virus?
- What are some common types of computer viruses?
- What a computer virus can do?
- What is the difference between computer virus and ransomware, trojan horses, worm, spyware and adware?
- How to protect our computer from computer virus?
- Why should we install reputed antivirus/anti-malware software on our computer?
- What to do if our computer system becomes infected?
- How antivirus software works to detect and remove viruses?
- Though antivirus software is a valuable tool for detection of viruses, it is not foolproof. Comment.
- Antivirus or anti-malware which one do we need?
- What are the future challenges of antivirus software?
Description
- What is the meaning of a computer virus?
- Why is computer virus named after the biological virus?
- Whether antivirus software can uncover all computer viruses?
- Almost all viruses are attached to an executable file. What does it mean?
- Why is it necessary to be aware of computer viruses and malware?
- What are some common purposes behind the creation and distribution of computer viruses?
- What type of disruption is caused by some computer viruses?
- Certain viruses cause destruction. What type of destruction is caused by them?
- Some viruses are created with the purpose of theft and espionage. Please elaborate.
- What is meant by botnet?
- Some viruses are created for pranks or mischief. Write a few lines.
- Whether computer viruses created for experimentation can cause damage?
- Which are some common ways that viruses use to propagate?
- How viruses do spread through email attachments?
- How viruses do spread by downloads?
- Viruses can also spread through removable storage devices. Write a few lines.
- All viruses are malware but not all malware is virus. Comment.
- What is meant by malware?
- Malware always do their best to avoid detection. Comment.
- What are the various differences between computer virus and malware?
- Write a short note on the history of computer viruses.
- The reasons why people make viruses have changed with the passage of time. Comment.
- What are those some common indicators which may suggest that our computer system has been infected by virus?
- Computer virus can change the browser settings of your computer. Comment.
- What type of action a computer virus may take on the files stored in your computer?
- What type of unexpected activities can a computer virus can do in respect of email or social media?
- What are some common types of computer viruses?
- Detecting and removing viruses is an easy job. Comment.
- Direct action virus is a virus which directly attacks certain types of files. Which are those files?
- What is meant by boot sector?
- What is boot sector virus? Is it easy to remove this virus?
- Do you agree that macro viruses do not target the underlying computer system itself? Comment.
- It is difficult to remove polymorphic viruses. Why?
- What is meant by multipartite virus?
- File infector viruses target specifically target which type of files?
- Where does resident virus saves itself?
- What does the overwrite virus do?
- What is meant by spacefiller virus?
- Computer viruses are just one kind of harmful software that can cause problems. Comment.
- Whether ransomware is a virus?
- Is trojan a virus?
- The spread rate of viruses is slow or high in comparison to trojan. Comment.
- What is the main purpose of trojan horse?
- Is worm a virus?
- At which speed worms spread in comparison to viruses?
- What is the function of spyware?
- What is meant by adware?
- Is it easy to tell to identify what type of malware has hit your computer system? Comment.
- What type of damages a computer virus can do?
- What are the various steps which we should take to protect our computer from virus?
- What is the importance of keeping operating software updated?
- Why should we install reputed antivirus software on our computer?
- Before using floppies, CDs and USB drive, we should take one action. What is that action?
- We should avoid using homemade CDs, floppy disks and flash drives. Why?
- Why should we not install too many security software on our computer?
- Why should we be cautious of email attachments and links?
- What is the importance of regularly backing up data?
- What is the purpose of a firewall?
- How can we protect our Wi-Fi?
- Why should we not download software from unfamiliar websites?
- How can we make a password strong?
- What are the various steps which we should take if our computer system becomes infected?
- In case of computer infection, we should disconnect our computer from internet, if we are using any. What is the logic behind that?
- What purpose is served if we disconnect our infected computer from the local area network with which it is connected?
- What are the various techniques and technologies used by antivirus software to detect and remove malware?
- What is meant by signature based detection of viruses?
- Antivirus software often includes real-time monitoring capabilities. What it means?
- If antivirus detects any virus in the computer system, what action is taken by the antivirus software?
- What is meant by cloud based scanning?
- How machine learning and artificial intelligence helps antivirus software?
- What is meant by antivirus?
- What is the meaning of anti-malware?
- Antivirus software should have some necessary features. What are those?
- What are future challenges which antivirus software may encounter?
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