There are far too many social engineering techniques than could be listed here but by giving a few examples you can get the idea of what sorts of … [Read more...]

Hardware problems are all too common. We all know that when a PC or disk gets old, it might start acting erratically and damage some data before it … [Read more...]

In terms of sheer number of viruses, these were the most numerous for some time. However, because of bugs in the virus code, they have not been the … [Read more...]

System sectors are special areas on your disk containing programs that are executed when you boot (start) your PC. Every disk (even if it only … [Read more...]

Viruses can infect a number of different portions of the computer's operating and file system. These include: System Sector Viruses: These infect … [Read more...]

Computer viruses come in a variety of types. Breaking them into categories is not easy as many viruses have multiple characteristics and so would fall … [Read more...]

Normally, you obtain a virus by either attempting to boot from an infected floppy disk, by running an infected file, or by loading an infected … [Read more...]

These malicious programs are named after the Trojan horse, which delivered soldiers into the city of Troy. Like the horse, a Trojan program is … [Read more...]

A worm is a self-reproducing program that does not infect other programs as a virus will, but instead creates copies of itself, and these create even … [Read more...]

Back in the dim mists of time, most virus writers were people who just wanted to test the system and push the envelope. They delighted in finding a … [Read more...]