2. Flow of Presentation
Introduction
Symptoms
How does it spread
Types of computer viruses
Prevention and Cure
Antivirus Software
Conclusion
3. INTRODUCTION
They can also erase files or even format your floppy
or harddisk and crash the system
Computer viruses are a type of software programe
that, like a biological virus, reproduces and spreads
itself
Some virus may display only a message on the
screen other may slow down the pc
4. SYMPTOMS
Letters looks like they are falling to the bottom of the
screen
The computer system becomes slow
The size of available free memory reduces
The hard disk run out of space
The computer does not boot
5. How does it Spread
Computer viruses spread by atteching themselves to
other computer programe files
When you exchange a file or pen drive with a viruses,
the virus spreads from one computer to the another
Viruses also spreads when a computer engineer come
to repair your system and put his/her diagnostic disks
in your pc
6. Type of computer viruses
BOOT VIRUSES
POLYMORPHIC VIRUSES
MACRO VIRUSES
WORMS VIRUSES
TROJANS
7. Preservation and Cure
Install an antivirus programe
Regularly update you programe
Open email attachment files only if you are expecting
the attached files, or the sender is known and had
confirmed sending the file
Try to avoid download any install software from the
internet
Install only registered copies of soteware on the
system