Protection From

Program Viruses

// What is a Program virus?

As a special category of viruses, Program viruses first infect a program’s application and then its program files.

// Why are Program viruses a significant threat?

Program viruses infect computer applications. When the infected program is run, the virus is activated. The exact damage will depend on the specific program virus design and the intentions of the operator. However, these viruses are most commonly designed to target applications with a communication aspect – such as email programs.

// How are Program viruses spread?

Program viruses can spread quickly through your computer and are easily shared between systems. If you have an infected application, each time that you create a new file with that program, the new file will also be infected. Computer and systems that share data can become quickly infected as the files are moved between users.

// Where do Program viruses reside?

Program viruses reside in the infected applications and their files.

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Program viruses are designed to exploit specific weaknesses in specific programs. On the whole, program viruses exploit the general nature of applications to save their files in a consistent manner for easy opening at a later date...

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Program viruses are designed to exploit specific weaknesses in specific programs. On the whole, program viruses exploit the general nature of applications to save their files in a consistent manner for easy opening at a later date...

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You may not notice a program virus infection until it is too late. This is because program viruses are usually designed with the specific intention to avoid detection - after all, the longer they are able to operate without your notice, the more time they have to complete their damage...

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