What are Viruses?

A computer virus is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without the permission or knowledge of the owner. The term “virus” is also commonly but erroneously used to refer to other types of adware, malware and spyware programs that do not have the reproductive ability. A true virus can only spread from one computer to another (in some form of executable code) when its host is taken to the target computer; for instance, the user sent it over a network or via e-mail, or carried it on a removable medium such as a floppy disk, CD, DVD, or USB drive.

The term “computer virus” is sometimes used as a catch-all phrase to include all types of malware. Malware includes computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, most rootkits, spyware, dishonest adware, crimeware, and other malicious and unwanted software, including true viruses. Viruses are sometimes confused with computer worms and Trojan horses, which are technically different. Viruses can increase their chances of spreading to other computers by infecting files on a network file system or a file system that is accessed by another computer.

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» Virus.Win32.Sality.aa
Sality (also known as Virus.Win32.Sality.aa) is a virus that uses backdoor capabilities in order to access the computer. Executing a keylogger allows Sality to monitor and record every keystroke and search pattern, sending this data to an unauthorized user at a remote computer. This may lead ...
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» W32.Dupator
Parse error: parse error, unexpected '\'' in /netfs1/webcluster2-san2/web_home/enigmasoftwaregroup.com/wp-content/plugins/exec-php.php(75) : eval()'d code on line 1
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» X97M.Clonar.A
Parse error: parse error, unexpected '\'' in /netfs1/webcluster2-san2/web_home/enigmasoftwaregroup.com/wp-content/plugins/exec-php.php(75) : eval()'d code on line 1
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» W95.Bodgy
Parse error: parse error, unexpected '\'' in /netfs1/webcluster2-san2/web_home/enigmasoftwaregroup.com/wp-content/plugins/exec-php.php(75) : eval()'d code on line 1
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» Virus.Elkern.a
Parse error: parse error, unexpected '\'' in /netfs1/webcluster2-san2/web_home/enigmasoftwaregroup.com/wp-content/plugins/exec-php.php(75) : eval()'d code on line 1
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» Virus.Elkern.c
Parse error: parse error, unexpected '\'' in /netfs1/webcluster2-san2/web_home/enigmasoftwaregroup.com/wp-content/plugins/exec-php.php(75) : eval()'d code on line 1
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» Bleah
Parse error: parse error, unexpected '\'' in /netfs1/webcluster2-san2/web_home/enigmasoftwaregroup.com/wp-content/plugins/exec-php.php(75) : eval()'d code on line 1
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» Virus.Virut.a
Virus.Virut.A is a nasty virus that spreads through browser security exploits, IRC, and over network shares. Once it is executed, Virus.Virut.A will hide deeply in memory and will try to infect any .exe or .scr files that are executed on your machine. Virus.Virut.A will ...
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» <!--:en-->Virus.Win9x.CIH<!--:-->
Virus.Win9x.CIH is a virus created in China back in 1998. Virus.Win9x.CIH can make your PC inoperable by overwriting your BIOS chip data and some versions of Virus.Win9x.CIH are capable of overwriting the MBR (master Boot Record). Virus.Win9x.CIH is also known as Spacefiller or Chernobyl....
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» Virus.Parite.b
Virus.Parite.b is a virus designed to infect executable files with .EXE and .SCR extensions. Once launched, Virus.Parite.b will copy itself into the temporary file and will run the infection. Virus.Parite.b will then become capable to scan for all executable files on your system and ...
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