How virus can spread

How Virus Can Spread

·         Infected Software

One of the great things about the internet is how many free games and program there are out there,but these free programs often come at a price.Too many rogue website intentionally infect their freeware with Trojan viruses so that you unknowingly infect your computer every time you download a free game or piece of software.The key here is to only download freeware or shareware from a trusted soure like CNet that always ensures your safety.

·         Faked Anti-Virus

This is one of the most frustrating ways to become infected with a virus or worm.There are dozen of anti-virus and anti spyware program you can download for free on the internet and surprising number of them actually do exactly the opposite of what they claim.The product websites make outrageous claims that their product can protect you from a whole range of threats, when in reality their product will only make things a thousand times worse.Only download anti-virus program from trusted sites or from websites that you know are completely legit

·         Friends and relatives

Often times, we are sent viruses through our email from people that we know and trus.The social networking site Facebook has had to battle this very problem when their serves get a bug and automatically send out emails to everyone on the system that are infected .Often times,these emails are extremely generic sounding and come with suspicious attachments,but people often open them anyway since they have come from a friend or from a site they trust, like facebook.Remember, if you get an attachment with an .exe extension or .dll ,don’t ever open it.

·         Network

If your computer is connected to a home network or if your computer is part of a larger ,you may find yourself  with an infection through no fault of your own.Someone else on the network downloaded a bug by accident, and within minutes, the entire network could be infected.There isn’t much you can do to stop these kinds of infections, short of having your network administrator ensure that everyone’s antivirus software is up to date so that the invading bug can be removed as quickly as possible