Sometimes referred to as a multipartite virus, the hybrid virus is one of the more difficult types of computer virus to bring under control. Essentially, the hybrid virus will combine elements of other virus programs in a new combination that will often slip past protections that would stop the original component viruses. Generally, a hybrid [...]
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What Is a Polymorphic Virus?
May 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Security
A polymorphic virus is a computer virus which is capable of mutating itself when it replicates, making it more difficult to identify with ordinary antivirus software. To effectively find such viruses, antivirus software needs to have more complex algorithms available to help it identify distinctive patterns which can betray the presence of a virus even [...]
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What is a Man in the Browser Attack?
May 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Advanced Topics, Security
Man in the browser attacks are designed to capture confidential information that can be utilized to the advantage of the entity that launched the attack. As part of the function, the man in the browser process begins with the establishment of the Trojan on the hard drive. The Trojan embeds in a file and is [...]
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Boot Sector Virus
May 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Security, Storage
A boot sector virus is a computer virus which infects the boot sector on hard disks, floppy disks, and theoretically also other bootable media such as CD’s and DVD’s.
A boot sector virus does not need to be able to successfully boot the victims computer to infect it. Because of this, even non-bootable media can spread [...]
What is a stealth virus?
May 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Security
A stealth virus is one that, while “active”, hides the modifications it
has made to files or boot records. This is usually achieved by
monitoring the system functions used to read files or sectors from
storage media and forging the results of calls to such functions. This
means programs that try to read infected files or sectors see the
original, [...]
How Virus and Spyware Protection Work Together
May 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Internet, Introductions, Security
Spyware and viruses can interfere with your computer’s ability to process information or can modify or destroy data. You may feel that the more anti-virus and anti-spyware programs you install on your computer, the safer you will be. It is true that not all programs are equally effective, and they will not all detect the [...]
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How to Manually Remove a Trojan Virus
May 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · How To Maintain, How To Repair, Internet, Tips & Techniques
Having the number one, top-rated antivirus and spyware-removal tool installed on your computer doesn’t guarantee a virus free system. Many times a malicious software replicates itself even after the antivirus removal tool has dictated and removed the threat. It is usually advisable to do some research for a better antivirus [...]
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