Maintenance and Security Assignment

Different Types of Malware

Virus

A virus is a piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically is there to destroy the computer.

Trojan Horses

A program designed to breach the security of a computer system and perform some innocuous function.

Worms

Worms are a self-replicating program able to propagate itself across a network.

Spyware

Software that enables the user to obtain covert information about another's computers activities by transmitting data.

Adware

Software that automatically displays or downloads advertisements when a user is online.

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A macro virus is a computer virus that "infects" a Microsoft Word or similar application and causes a sequence of actions to be performed automatically when the application is started or something else triggers it.

Common signs of an intrusion

- Applications that don't work properly.- Disks can't be accessed.- Printing doesn't work correctly.- Pull-down menus are distorted.- File size changes for no apparent reason.- Date of last access does not match date of last use.- An increase in the number of files on the system when

nothing has been added- Uncommanded disk drive activity.- Unusual error messages.- System slows down, freezes or crashes

Create a list of tips on how to prevent malware attacks.- Get anti virus- -don’t download bootleg things- don’t click on link from people you don't

trust- always update your antivirus- don’t leave your computer unattended so

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Importance of Updating

It is important to update your software systems, because the company updates them mostly to make it even more secure than the last software.They also know that hackers are always trying to hack into their softwares, so updating it makes hacking into more of a challenge.

Importance of Preventive Maintenance The importance of preventing maintenance is the viruses you obtain onyourcomputer the slower it will work and eventually,not at all.