So, what are viruses, worms, and so on, and how and why should College employees protect their computing resources? To answer these questions this set of FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) was written.
1. What are viruses? “Virus” is the common term used to describe a family of malevolent programs written by individuals, propagated by the sharing of computer files and email programs, that have the purpose of, at the least, reproducing themselves, and at the worst, bringing down individual computers and entire networks. In other words, a virus is a piece of computer code that usually is invisible or masquerading as something valuable or interesting that lives in your computer, reproduces itself, and can lead to serious problems. The term “virus” is an excellent analogy because, like a true virus, the malady can spread like wildfire and depending upon the nature of the virus and the vulnerability of the target may be a mere annoyance or fatal. Indeed, once a virus has been written and delivered to the computing population it takes on a life of its own, but only lives and thrives in its hosts. An excellent tutorial on viruses can be found at: http://www.cknow.com/vtutor/ 2. How are viru
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