Viruses are a set of harmful computer programs that has the capability to copy itself and corrupt the necessary file system responsible for the computer to function properly is what a virus is. The tendency to duplicate itself makes a computer virus deadly. The virus gets spread all over the file system which threatens an individual to access any kind of computing processes across a respective computer system. However, the identification of such programs is not quite possible as the set of programs multiply them and gets hidden throughout the files present in a computer.
Computer viruses are created by an individual with high-end skills of computer programming languages and involved in any criminal activities can possibly create a virus in order to:
- Take control of a computer and use it for specific tasks
- Generate money
- Steal sensitive information (credit card numbers, passwords, personal details, data etc.)
- Prove a point, to prove it can be done, to prove ones skill or for revenge purposes
- Cripple a computer or network
Several antivirus application software programs are available that are renowned to track, identify and remove a computer virus from a respective system. Though there are a lot of computer antivirus software programs available in the market, no such antivirus is possibly 100% capable to keep a system absolutely clean from any virus infection. However a nearby perfection can be achieved by using the renowned antivirus programs like the Norton, Avast, Quickheal, Bit Defender etc.
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