Autorun malwares dominate 2010.
You may be surprised to discover that Virus Bulletin's recent malware prevalence report claims autorun malwares (autorun worms) as the most prevalent malware thus far in 2010, with over 10.7% of all globally reported infections being of the autorun nature. In second place were visual basic scripts and in third Conficker / Downadup. ...
The most destructive viruses ever.
What are the most destructive viruses ever? Viruses have been wreaking havoc on computers since 1986 when the first virus, known as BRAIN showed up on the scene. Brain is considered to be the first virus found on PC's and infected MS-DOS. Over the past 24 years there have been over 65,000...
The Difference between Adware, Spyware, and Viruses
Adware, spyware and computer viruses share some similarities. The largest one being that all three are major nuisances for computer users. But I guess that might be a bit simplistic so let’s differentiate the three a bit more.
Where do viruses get their names?
Have you ever wondered how a virus gets its name? Generally speaking the individual responsible for the discovery of the malicious program gets the honor of naming it. In theory the name is supposed to be related to the virus and what its intent is, however it is obvious by the bizarre names...
The very first viruses: Creeper, Wabbit and Brain.
Generally accepted as the first virus is the Creeper Worm. In 1974 the Wabbit Virus, was created. In 1986 the Brain Boot Sector Virus showed up. The Brain virus is responsible for the first IBM PC virus epidemic.
Computer threats & the joy of malware.
Viruses are never ending in the PC realm. For me, I find this quite entertaining. There is nothing quite like tackling a stubborn virus, and the satisfaction that comes with defeating it. Ah, the joy of viruses. Often people suggest getting a Mac (Since they don’t yet have the same level of malicious threats), but...
Computer Tip #7
Tip #7, f-secure. (Tomorrow is the last & greatest PC Tip ever!) F-Secure is an online virus & malware scanner. The reason I’m recommending it here as a tip is because f-secure has one primary advantage to the virus scanner already on your computer (like AVG or whatever you may be running). F-Secure is run...
Computer tip #3
Tip #3, avg. Now this is just an opinion, and I hope I don’t make anyone mad, but I honestly can’t believe individuals pay for anti-virus protection! I certainly understand it at a corporate/enterprise level, but for the average home owner, there is absolutely no reason to be forking out extra cash for your anti-virus...