Halloween Malwater

There have been viruses circling lately that friends have been sending to scare other friends. After accidentally downloading the virus the user will be told that there computer is infected. These viruses come in a online greeting card or a link to the video. These viruses are just pranks and they don't actually cause any harm to your computer but if you don't know that these is a prank this can really scare you if you think you lost your precious data. The best way to avoid these viruses is not to open links if you suspect that whoever sent the email to you may want to scare you be sending you a prank virus. Never fear though if you get it it does go away after a while and causes you no harm there are just lots of windows that open up and will slow you down if you are in the middle of doing something. This prank virus can be described as the computer equivalent of toilet papering.

Worms

Worms are one of the fastest spreading computer infections. Worms are particularly nasty because they have the ability to self replicate without human interference. Worms can send themselves to other computers. Some worms do this by sending emails without knowing it to contacts in your address book and they can also send themselves through instant messaging. Worms are not always dependent on a user opening a file. This is true with the internet worms that scan the internet for vulnerable computers. These worms attempt to make contact with vulnerable computers and gain full access of them. Worms easily penetrate most firewalls and other networks security measure. Anti-virus software does attempt to battle worms but the success of this depends on your anti-virus and what worm is trying to infect your system. The best way to protect your computer against worms is to have anti-virus software that regularly updates itself and to not open suspicious emails. You should also be cautious when opening email attachments because even a word document can be infected with worms. Like any other infection if you get it there is always a chance that it may crash your computer.