FIT PRESENTATION (VIRUS)

AMEYA SINKAR APURVA DESAI PRATIK MEHTA YASH AVGHADE

VIRUS
A computer virus is a software program that spreads from one computer to another computer and that interferes with computer operation. A computer virus may corrupt or delete data on a computer, use an e-mail program to spread the virus to other computers, or even delete everything on the hard disk.

History of virus
The Lehigh virus, discovered at Lehigh University in 1987, was the first to attack an executable file, specifically COMMAND.COM. The Jerusalem virus (1987), which infected both .EXE and .COM files, was the first to trigger its payload (the subroutine within a virus or worm that actually does the damage) on a specific date -Friday the 13th. Several other Friday the 13th viruses would follow. The Cascade virus (1988) was the first encrypted virus, which made it difficult to alter or remove.

Viruses Types and Examples

Boot viruses: These viruses infect floppy disk boot records or master boot records in hard disks. Examples: Form, Disk Killer, Michelangelo, and Stone virus Program viruses: These infect executable program files. Examples: Sunday, Cascade Multipartite viruses: A hybrid of Boot and Program viruses. Examples: Invader, Flip, and Tequila

Viruses Types and Examples

Stealth viruses: These viruses use certain techniques to avoid detection. Examples: Frodo, Joshi, Whale Polymorphic viruses: A virus that can encrypt its code in different ways so that it appears differently in each infection. Examples: Involuntary, Stimulate, Cascade, Phoenix, Evil, Proud, Virus 101 Macro Viruses: A macro virus is a new type of computer virus that infects the macros within a document or template. Examples: DMV, Nuclear, Word Concept.

Difference between virus,worm,trojan

A computer virus attaches itself to a program or file so it can spread from one computer to another, leaving infections as it travels. Worms spread from computer to computer, but unlike a virus, it has the capability to travel without any help from a person. The Trojan Horse, at first glance will appear to be useful software but will actually do damage once installed or run on your computer.

How do viruses spread?

When you execute program code that's infected by a virus, the virus code will also run and try to infect other programs, either on the same computer or on other computers connected to it over a network . The newly infected programs will try to infect yet more programs. When you share a copy of an infected file with other computer users, running the file may also infect their computers; and files from those computers may spread the infection to yet more computers.

Symptoms of a computer virus

The computer runs slower than usual. The computer stops responding, or it locks up frequently. The computer restarts on its own. Disks or disk drives are inaccessible. An antivirus program is disabled for no reason. Additionally, the antivirus program cannot be restarted. Strange sounds or music plays from the speakers unexpectedly.

How do viruses affect my computer?

Crash your operating system so your computer won't run anymore. Cause your computer to behave abnormally such as: slow down, hang, keep on rebooting Hijack your computer and use it to do immoral, unethical or illegal things on the internet Email others a copy of itself and infect their computers Gather sensitive data by logging every keystroke you make and sending it to someone. Sensitive data include: credit cards numbers, passwords and bank account numbers are favorite targets. Send copies of all of your files including office documents, photos, and videos to a hacker. Allow more viruses into your computer

How to protect your computer against viruses ?

To protect your computer against viruses, follow these steps: 1.On the computer, turn on the firewall. 2.Keep the computer operating system up-to-date. 3.Use updated antivirus software on the computer. 4.Use updated antispyware software on the computer.

How to remove a computer virus?

1.Install the latest updates from Microsoft Update on the computer. 2.Update the antivirus software on the computer. Then, perform a thorough scan of the computer by using the antivirus remove a computer virus, follow these steps: 3.Download software. To, install, and then run the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool to remove existing viruses on the computer. To download the Malicious Software Removal Tool, visit the following Microsoft Web site: http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/defaul t.mspx

Antivirus
A software program which helps protect a computer against being infected by a virus. A software program designed to identify and remove a known or potential computer virus Norton AntiVirus (NAV) is a popular product of Symantec Corporation and is one of the most widely used antivirus programs. McAfee VirusScan is a popular antivirus program created and maintained by McAfee, formerly known as Network Associates.