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SafeGuarding Your Computer

The document provides an overview of computer malware, including its types such as viruses, worms, and spyware, along with examples of dangerous malware. It outlines the harms caused by malware, methods of infection, symptoms of an infected computer, and protective measures to safeguard against malware. Additionally, it discusses antivirus software and its role in identifying and removing malware.

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SafeGuarding Your Computer

The document provides an overview of computer malware, including its types such as viruses, worms, and spyware, along with examples of dangerous malware. It outlines the harms caused by malware, methods of infection, symptoms of an infected computer, and protective measures to safeguard against malware. Additionally, it discusses antivirus software and its role in identifying and removing malware.

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SAFEGUARDING YOUR

COMPUTER
COMPUTER MALWARE
• It is a malicious software made to cause harm to your system.

• Gets installed on a computer without approval from


computer’s owner.
Types of malware
• Virus - A program that is able to copy itself when it is run , affects
the original program causing it no longer work properly.

• Worm – It can copy itself and spread rapidly to any device


attached.

• Trojan Horse – Dangerous virus , gains access to sensitive data


modifies , blocks or deletes the data.

• Spyware – Observes user’s activity without their knowledge such


as account password or bank details.

• Adware – Traces user’s browser and download history and pops


advertisements on screen.
Most dangerous malwares
• Wabbit virus(1974) – system slows down and crashes
• Iloveyou virus(2000) – looks like a harmless text file
• Code Red worm(2001) – spreads itself with message “Hacked
by Chinese!”
• My doom worm(2004) – sent copies to scraped addresses
• Storm worm(2007) – sent email about approaching bad
weather
• Zues(2007) – steal banking information of United States
Department of Transportation
• Emotet(2014) – spreads through spam emails to steal banking
information
• Pegasus(2016) – Spyware infects smartphone and track the
devices for every action
Harms caused by computer
malware
Malwares will affect your computer in different ways
• Can crash the hard disk
• Can destroy all or some of the data
• Decrease the processing speed of the computer
• Can block the memory of the computer or hard disk
• Stop you from restarting or keep on restarting your computer
• Send e-mails from your account without your knowledge
How does a computer get
infected?
Malwares spread through several ways .
• Using infected CD’s / Pen drives
• Opening an infected e-mail attachment
• Downloading infected files from internet , pen drives,
cds, dvds
• Running an infected program like game , screen saver
etc.
• Through local computer networks
Symptoms of an infected
computer
Infected computer system will:
• Starts displaying unusual messages on the screen.
• Loads the programs late.
• Take more time to shut down the windows.
• Increase the size of files.
• Change the file names or types automatically.
HOW TO PROTECT YOUR COMPUTER
DO’S DON’TS

• Download only legal • Don’t open any unknown e-


software mail
• Use the original version of • Don’t open any e-mail
windows attachment from unknown
• Scan pen drive ,cd and source
other external storage • Don’t download music,
devices before using on a program or games from
computer unknown sources on the
internet
ANTIVIRUS
 A set of programs that identify and remove malware are known as
antivirus software.
 Antivirus software developers regularly release updates on Internet that
allow their program to detect latest viruses.
 Can download or upload antivirus programs only through the internet
 Some well known antivirus programs are Norton, Quick Heal, AVG ,
MCAfee ,Symantec, Kaspersy , etc.
Additional information
• VIRUS FULL FORM – ‘Vital Information Resource Under
Siege’
introduced by Fred Cohen in 1986

• First virus was written by Basit, Amjad and named it as


“Brain”

• MyDoom was the most expensive computer malware of all


time ,caused 38.5 billion dollars of damage
RECAPTULATION
VIRUS MALWARE ANTIVIRUS
• Virus is a • It is a malicious A set of programs
program software made to that identify and
that is able to copy cause harm to your remove malware are
itself when it is run. system. known as antivirus
Example: Example: software.
1. Wabbit 1. Virus Example:
2. Iloveyou 2. Worm 1. Norton
3. Code Red 3. TrojanHorse 2. Quick Heal
4. Mydoom 4. Spyware 3. AVG
5. Storm 5. Adware 4. MCAfee
LAB ACTIVITY
DIY in the lab in pg.82

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