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Computers Beware: Flu is not the only virus of concern this season
Victoria Licata
Issue date: 12/8/05 Section: Features
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Spam, websites, music programs. and other activities of the Internet, leave cyberspace users at a risk of catching a computer virus. Hackers are the pros at attacking personal files.
Windows users and Linux users were at a great risk years ago when computer hacking was on the rise. PC's such as Dell have a higher risk of obtaining a virus than Macintosh computers.
"Mac's usually don't have a problem," said Tom Bathe, an employee at IT, junior, White Plains, N.Y.
Mac's are usually very reliable and can detect viruses before they reach any great threat to your computer. The change in attack methods of these hackers has modified in order to affect Pc's.
The new form of cyber-attacks can be through pictures and an MP3 file that may contain critical information off the web. Sending a friend an instant message that says cute picture may in fact be a virus, or a form of spy-ware.
Hackers find flaws in anti-virus programs and Internet programs which enable them to find information about user's PC's and other information. This is due to the lack of users that protect their computers with ant-virus software from the beginning.
The computers provided for students and professors at SHU, such as Mac's, Dell's, and IBM's are protected by anti-virus software that came installed with the laptops. Some of the software programs are Spy Bot, Microsoft anti-spy-ware and Trend Micro.
These programs help detect major viruses that can affect the function of your computers. In addition to the anti-virus programs listed, Ad-aware can help detect and remove viruses as well.
Ad-aware software runs through all the drives on your computer and checks for spam, viruses and other malicious items that may have been downloaded onto your computer without your knowledge.
Ad-aware will not get rid of the viruses but can tell you where the information came from, which can help you to realize what websites not to enter again. You can quarantine the items, but should still get the computer checked out.
Windows users and Linux users were at a great risk years ago when computer hacking was on the rise. PC's such as Dell have a higher risk of obtaining a virus than Macintosh computers.
"Mac's usually don't have a problem," said Tom Bathe, an employee at IT, junior, White Plains, N.Y.
Mac's are usually very reliable and can detect viruses before they reach any great threat to your computer. The change in attack methods of these hackers has modified in order to affect Pc's.
The new form of cyber-attacks can be through pictures and an MP3 file that may contain critical information off the web. Sending a friend an instant message that says cute picture may in fact be a virus, or a form of spy-ware.
Hackers find flaws in anti-virus programs and Internet programs which enable them to find information about user's PC's and other information. This is due to the lack of users that protect their computers with ant-virus software from the beginning.
The computers provided for students and professors at SHU, such as Mac's, Dell's, and IBM's are protected by anti-virus software that came installed with the laptops. Some of the software programs are Spy Bot, Microsoft anti-spy-ware and Trend Micro.
These programs help detect major viruses that can affect the function of your computers. In addition to the anti-virus programs listed, Ad-aware can help detect and remove viruses as well.
Ad-aware software runs through all the drives on your computer and checks for spam, viruses and other malicious items that may have been downloaded onto your computer without your knowledge.
Ad-aware will not get rid of the viruses but can tell you where the information came from, which can help you to realize what websites not to enter again. You can quarantine the items, but should still get the computer checked out.