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What is the difference between viruses, worms, and Trojans?

This document discusses computer viruses and how they differ from Trojans, worms, and hoaxes. Solution The term virus is often used as a generic reference to any malicious code that is not, in fact, a true computer virus. This document discusses viruses, Trojans, worms, and hoaxes and ways to prevent them. What is a virus? A computer virus is a small program written to alter the way a computer operates, without the permission or knowledge of the user. A virus must meet two criteria: It must execute itself. It will often place its own code in the path of execution of another program. It must replicate itself. For example, it may replace other executable files with a copy of the virus infected file. Viruses can infect desktop computers and network servers alike. Some viruses are programmed to damage the computer by damaging programs, deleting files, or reformatting the hard disk. Others are not designed to do any damage, but simply to replicate themselves and

Remove Virus From USB Flash Drive Using Command Prompt

    Viruses are usually spread across multiple computers using USB Flash drives , external media, connected networks and the Internet. If a USB drive is infected with a virus, it will get activated when we open the USB drive on our computers. This is because of the auto-run functionality in Windows. Windows looks for autorun.inf file in the USB drive. The autorun.inf file contains information about which program to run when the USB flash drive is opened. The viruses tend to push their information in the autorun.inf file and then execute automatically from there. The safest way to use the USB flash drives without infecting your own system is to disable the Auto Run functionality of Windows. To disable Auto Run functionality in Windows, do the following: Go to Run –> gpedit.msc. This will open the Group Policy Editor. Navigate to Computer Configuration –> Administrative Templates –> Windows Components –> AutoPlay Policies In the right hand pane, e

LIST OF ANDROID SECRET CODES AND TRICKS

Dear blog fans here is the list of important codes which are helpful and important to understand for any smartphone user. It may happen one day you get difficulties in using your phone hence you may try one of the following codes which may be suitable for your problem. For any question you may ask at the end of this post. Note: The codes are written based on the type of smart phone. But some codes can be used in other phones which are not mentioned below, like HUAWEI, STARTIMES, ITEL and others, provided that they are using ANDROID operating system. SAMSUNG CODES Code Description *#*#4636#*#* Display information about Phone, Battery and Usage statistics *#*#7780#*#* Restting your phone to factory state-Only deletes application data and applications *2767*3855# It's a complete wiping of your mobile also it reinstalls the phones firmware *#*#34971539#*#* Shows completes information about the camera *#*#7594#*#* Changing the power button behavior-Enables direct