James Angell's Articles in Spyware and Viruses - Search 4 All Info

Search:

James Angell's Articles in Spyware and Viruses

Show All\|Display Category\|Title\|Newest\|Oldest
Prevention is the Best Cure for a Computer Virus The term "virus" in the computer world comes from exactly where you might think--the term used for illnesses like the common cold. Like a biological virus, a computer virus spreads by making and sending copies of itself to other computers. Help! There Are Worms In My Computer! Computer worms are programs that reproduce themselves by using networks to send clones of themselves to other computers that are attached to the network-and they do so without any help from you. Although this description of a worm might sound much like a computer virus, there are some major differences. Adware Advertising Gone Wrong Adware, simply put, is any software that plays, displays, or downloads advertisements to your computer. While that sounds fairly harmless, adware can actually slow down your computer or cause it to display some pretty objectionable advertising.