Types of Viruses

Today, I am gonna tell you the types of viruses so you how to prevent them. Let's get started!

Resident Viruses
This type of virus is a permanent which lives in the RAM(Random Access Memory) memory. Once it get to the Ram, it will overcome and corrupt all of the operations executed by the system.

Direct Action Viruses
The main purpose of this virus is to replicate and take action when it is executed.

Overwrite Viruses
This virus might cause you some pain + $$$. The purpose of this virus is that it deletes information contained inside the files that it infects. The only way to get rid of this type of virus is to completely delete the specific file that it has infected which will cause you to lose all the data contained in that file. Therefore, you always want to have to a back-up plan like me. Buy a CD or anything that has space in it and paste all of you folders in that CD so in case your computer gets crush or the data is corrupt, you will have your original file.

Boot Virus
It affects the boot sector of a floppy or hard disk. In short terms, when ever you insert that floppy or hard disk, it will cause your computer to reboot automatically which might cause you the lost of all the files that were running. Avoiding this issue involves the following things: Never start your computer with an unknown floppy disk in the disk drive.

Macro Virus
It infect types of files that are created using certain applications or programs which contains macros.

Directory Virus
It changes the path of a file meaning it changes the location of the file which makes it hard for you to find the file. Once you get that virus, it will become almost impossible for you to find the file.

File Infectors
It infects programs or executable files like files that starts with an .EXE or .COM extension. When the program is running, the virus will be activated whether you like it or not.

Worms
A program that has the ability to self-replicate and it can lead to negative effects on your system but most importantly, they are detected and eliminated by antiviruses.

Trojans or Trojan Horses
Another type of virus that you wanna stay away from.



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