What are virus myths?
Many myths have surfaced about the threat of computer “viruses.” There are myths about how widespread they are, how dangerous they are, and even myths about what a computer virus really is. The first thing you need to know is that a computer virus falls in the realm of malicious programming techniques known as “Trojan horses.” All viruses are Trojan horses, but relatively few Trojan horses can be called a virus. Viruses, like all Trojan horses, purposely make a program do things you don’t expect it to do. Some viruses will just annoy you, perhaps only displaying a “Peace on earth” greeting. The viruses we worry about will try to erase your data (the most valuable asset of your computer!) and waste your valuable time in recovering from an attack. @ Describe some that you find astonishing Some virus myths are really popular and we even don’t know which one is true or not. Actually, according to my experience, many virus myths are illogical. There are some examples: Viruses Come From Onli
