Top Five Viruses Defined:
1. File Infectors : This Type of virus infects programs or executable files (with an .exe or .com) extension. When one of these programs is run directly or indirectly, the virus is activated producing damaging effects. Majority of viruses belong to this category,and can be classified depending upon, the actions they carried out. 2. Boot [...]
September 5, 2008
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History of Computer Viruses – Virus Attack Chronology
1945: Rear Admiral Grace Murray Hopper discovers a moth trapped between relays in a Navy computer. She calls it a “bug,” a term used since the late 19th century to refer to problems with electrical devices. Murray Hopper also coined the term “debugging” to describe efforts to fix computer problems. 1949: Hungarian scientist John von [...]
August 30, 2008
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