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COMPUTER
VIRUSES
Presented by :
SAM
Inde
1. History x
2. Concept
3. Symptoms
4. Types Of Infections
6. Types Of Viruses
7.Conclusion
• The first computer virus was
called “Creeper.”It was
invented in the early
1970’s.Since then, millions of
viruses have been invented.
• The first known computer
virus was written in 1981 by a
man named Rich Skrenta . This
virus was termed Elk Cloner,
and was the first computer
virus to appear outside the
computer where it was
created in.
• A Computer Virus is a
program that can copy itself
and infect a computer
without the permission or
knowledge of the user.
• A Computer Virus has 2
major characteristics: the
ability to replicate itself, and
the ability to attach itself to
another computer file...
The following are a few Symptoms that your
computer might have a virus:
• Slow response and slow program execution.
• Random hard drive crashes and restarts.
• Distorted graphics and text.
• Files that have mysteriously vanished.
• Extensive pop-up ads.
• Inability to open files with existing passwords.
Malware
Viruses
Worms
Trojan
Horses
1. Boot Sector Virus.
2. Direct Action Virus.
3. File Infector Virus.
4. Macro Virus.
5. Multipartite Virus.
6. Polymorphic Virus.
7. Resident Virus.
8. Web Scripting Virus.
It places its own codes
and commands into
MBR.
Alters the search and
error page of a
browser and redirects
the user to its own
page.
•They load with the host program into
computer’s memory.