Computer Virus
... You thought to yourself, no problem, my essay is saved and all I have to do is reboot my computer. Unexpectedly, after you reboot the computer, Windows won’t boot anymore, now your essay is gone and there is no way to recover it. This is only one of many things viruses can do to your computer. ... There are many types of computer viruses in our world today, and they are split into five categories: parasitic or file viruses, bootstrap sectors, multi-partite, macro, and script virus. ... Bootstrap sector viruses replace boot sector information that is needed to start the computer. ... They could also be use to control a computer or to slow down a computer’s performance. Malware is a type of virus that also has multi capabilities to infect a computer; it could contain malicious code, Trojans, or droppers. ... This language is much more powerful than a macro virus because it interacts more closely to the operating system. Now, what does a virus do anyway? A computer virus is a program that has the ability to duplicate or replicate itself.