Virus Worm Trojan Phishing
Basically, these are the viruses that transmit to your computer and run against your wishes. Virus and worm replicate themselves while Trojan does not. When they got into your computer, they will erase your hard disk.Phishing is an act of sending e-mail to a user, he/she uses your information to steal your passwords, credit cards…
You can get viruses by just downloading an attachment or file from the internet. To stop virus, we need to install antivirus programs.
Be aware of spam e-mails and attachments
Virus
What :
Jerry Harris. “What is virus? – a definition from Whatis.com.” 4 Dec 2008 <http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/sDefinition/0,,sid14_gci213306,00.html>.
How you get it
Kuenning, Geoff. “How do you get a computer virus?: Scientific American.” 8 Dec 2008 <http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=how-do-you-get-a-computer>.
How to stop
Nilpo/Developer Shed. “How to Stop a Virus in Windows.” 10 Dec 2008 <http://www.aspfree.com/c/a/BrainDump/How-to-Stop-a-Virus-in-Windows/>.
Safety
The University of Nottingham. “Viruses – how to protect yourself.” 10 Dec 2008 <http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/is/support/knowledgebase/guides/it-protect.htm>.
Worm
what
“What is worm? – A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary.” 10 Dec 2008 <http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/w/worm.html>.
How you get it
“HowStuffWorks “How do viruses and worms spread in e-mail?”.” 10 Dec 2008 <http://computer.howstuffworks.com/question339.htm>.
How to stop
“How To: Remove a Worm Virus from your computer.” 10 Dec 2008 <http://www.tech-pro.net/howto_002.html>.
Safety
“Protect Your Computer: Prevent Computer Viruses – Microsoft Security.” 10 Dec 2008 <http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/viruses/prevent.mspx>.
Trojan
What
none. “What is Trojan horse? – A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary.” 10 Dec 2008 <http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/T/Trojan_horse.html>.
How u get it
Joseph Lo. “Trojan Horse Attacks.” 10 Dec 2008 <http://www.irchelp.org/irchelp/security/trojan.html#how>.
How to stop
Steve Wells. “How to Remove Trojan Horse Or the Top 3 Ways to Get Rid of Trojan Virus.” 10 Dec 2008 <http://ezinearticles.com/?How-to-Remove-Trojan-Horse-Or-the-Top-3-Ways-to-Get-Rid-of-Trojan-Virus&id=1322374>.
Safety
Gabriel Adams. “Trojan Horses – What They Are and How You Can Protect Your Computer From Them.” 10 Dec 2008 <http://www.articlesbase.com/computers-articles/trojan-horses-what-they-are-and-how-you-can-protect-your-computer-from-them-662452.html>.
Phishing
What
“What is phishing? – A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary.” 10 Dec 2008 <http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/p/phishing.html>.
How you get
Randy Cassingham. “Help with Spam and Phishing: How They Got Your Address, What to Do.” 10 Dec 2008 <http://www.spamprimer.com/>.
How to stop
Mary Landesman. “Stop Phishing Scams.” 10 Dec 2008 <http://antivirus.about.com/od/securitytips/a/stopphish.htm>.
Safety
“Phishing – How to prevent yourself from becoming a victim of fraud online | Crimestoppers UK.” 10 Dec 2008 <http://www.crimestoppers-uk.org/crime-prevention/helping-prevent-crime/scams/phishing>.
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