Friday, December 25, 2009
question 2 contd..



Posted by Roshan at 4:07 AM 0 comments Thursday, December 24, 2009
Question 3



Question 3

Computer viruses:


Computer viruses are the malicious code that are inserted into our computer unknowingly and plays with our system. these viruses are not created automatically, people create themselves and makes the copy and distribute themselves breaking the security system.




How viruses are spread in the computer network?

1. sharing the flpooy disks, USB, CD/DVD

2. downloading the spam files

3. email attachement

4. computer hacker spread viruses in network


What damages can do they in computer network?

1. destroy the important files and data in computer

2. destroy the security breaches

3. destroy the chips in motherboard and corrupt it.





What are the vulneralibities that are likely to be happen?

Microsoft windows are the vulnerabilities that are likely to be hhappen.



Protection from computer viruses:

1. check the security updates

2. giving adequate training to the staffs

3. up date anti-viruses software in every pcs

4. do not use the corrupted and pirated software only use licensed software

5. update security policy and frequent meeting with staff







References:

damage do computer viruses do (n.d.) retrived on 25/12/09: retrived from

www.faqs.org/qa/qa-20163.html


sometimes copy the important information


Posted by Roshan at 9:58 PM 0 comments Question 4

open your security setting and activate all the security setting.
go to site www.eicar.org/anti_virus_test_file.htm









download the eicar_com.zip file.


save it in your desktop.