Contents: History of virus

Computer Virus

Action of Virus

Types of Virus

History of Anti-virus

Anti-virus Software

What to do on suspecting virus attack

Types of Antivirus

Action of Antivirus

Working of Anti-Virus

General precautions

History of Virus

The term ``computer virus'' was formally defined by Fred Cohen in

1983, while he performed academic experiments on a Digital

Equipment Corporation VAX(virtual address extension) system.

The first computer viruses were developed in the early 1980s.

The first viruses found in the wild were Apple II viruses, such as Elk

Cloner, which was reported in 1981.

Virus Virus (Vital information Resource Under Seize )

It is a software use to infect a computer. After virus is written it is

integrated with in an essential programmed.

Once the programmed is executed the virus code is activated and

attacks copies of itself to other programs.

A common type virus is a boot virus which is stored in the boot

sector of disk if the disk is left in the drive when the machine is

infected with FLOPPY , CD, hard disk expecting to the find the

operating there once the machine is effected the boot virus may

replicate it self on to all the floppies.

What is computer virus? Computer virus is nothing but a computer program that can infect

a computer without the knowledge of the person using the system.

Virus can spread from one system to another when a infected file is

copied or transfer from host to target system.

Action of virus on computer Any unwanted activity on the computer is treated as virus/worm

.In actual there are programs and codes written by some computer.

Virus can cause on computer such as:

1. It may take space on Hard Disk.

2. Opening some programs.

3. Generating some messages.

4. Slow down the computer.

5. Delete your valuable data.

6. Unwanted activity over screen .

7. Crash the hard disk.

8. Unable to boot.

Types of viruses1. Direct Action Virus:

The main purpose

of this virus is to

replicate and take

action when it is

executed.

2. Resident viruses:

This type of virus

Is a permanent which

dwells in the RAM memory.

3. Overwrite virus:

virus of this kind is characterized by the fact that it deletes the

information contained in the files that it infects , rendering them

partially or totally.

The only way to clean a file infected by an overwrite virus is to

delete the file completely , thus losing the original content.

4. Directory virus:

1. Computer virus:

A computer virus attached itself to a program or file enabling it to

spread from one computer to another , leaving infections as it travels

like a human virus.

1.It effects while others can damage your HARDWARE ,

SOFTWARE , or files. Almost all viruses are attached to an

executable file ,which means the viruses may exist on your computer

unless you run.

2.It is important to note that a virus cannot be spread without a human

action to keep it going.

3. People continue the spread of a computer virus , mostly

unknowingly , by sharing infected files e-mail with viruses as

attachment in the e-mail.

2. Worm:

A worm is similar to a virus and considered to b a sub –class of a

virus . Worms spread from computer to computer , but unlike a

virus , it has the capability to travel without any human action.

The biggest danger with a worm is its capability to replicate itself

on your system , so rather than your computer sending out a single

worm , it could send out hundred or thousand of copies of itself ,

creating a huge devastating effect.

Due to the copying nature of a worm and its capability to travel

across networks the end result in most cases is that the worm

consume too much system memory causing web servers , and

individual computers to stop responding.

3. Trojan Horse:

When a Trojan is activated on your computer , the result can vary.

Some Trojans are designed to be more annoying than malicious or

they can cause serious damage by deleting files and destroying

information on your system.

Unlike viruses and worms , Trojans do not reproduce by infecting

other files nor do they self-replicate.

Latest virus:

Name Type Risk Data Discovers

1. RDN/Generic.bfr!6CCE1B5B719E TROJEN 2/10/2014

2. RDN/Generic.bfr!D5770181F03E TROJEN 2/10/2014

Fred Cohen, who published one of the first academic papers on

computer viruses in 1984,began to develop strategies for antivirus

software in 1988 that were picked up and continued by later

antivirus software developers. In 1987, he published a

demonstration that there is no algorithm that can perfectly detect all

possible viruses.

In 1987 the first two Heuristic antivirus utilities were released:

Flushot Plus by Ross Greenberg and Anti4us by Erwin Lanting.

History of Antivirus

Antivirus software An antivirus is a computer program that identify and remove

computer viruses and other malicious like worms and Trojans form

an infected computer. Not only this , antivirus software also

protects the computer from further virus attacks.

What to do on suspecting virus attack Disconnect the suspected computer system from the internet as

well as from the local network.

Start the system in safe mode or from the windows boot disk , if it

display any problem in starting .

Take backup of all data to an external drive.

Install antivirus software if you do not have it installed .

Now , download the latest virus definition update from the internet

(do it on a separate system).

Perform a full system scan.

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Anti-virus Action:1. Attempts to repair the file by removing the virus itself from the

file.

1. Quarantine the file (such that the file remains inaccessible to other program & it s virus can no longer spread )

2. The antivirus software examine each & every file in a computer & examines the contain with the virus definition if threat is found then delete the infected file.

Working of Anti-Virus

General precautions: When inserted removable media (floppy drive etc.)

scan the whole device with the antivirus software before opening it.

If you have internet access , make sure you use internet security

Software.

Get windows updates.

Form time to time , update your installed software to their latest

version . (MS office , java , flash player etc. )

You should have an update antivirus guarding your PC all time.