Viruses and some types.

Viruses:

  • It is a program or a piece of code loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and run against your consent.
  • A virus is attached to any file or program itself and spreads from one computer to another, leaving infection as travel.
  • All viruses are attached with a (.exe) type file, which means the virus may be on your computer or device but, that can run only when you or anyone run that.

Worms:

  • A worm is similar to the virus and it is also a sub-class of the virus.
  • A computer worm is a virus that spreads by creating duplication into the Drive.
  • Computer worms can send copies of worms to another network, computer, or drive easily so that is more active than the virus.
  • The worm can send its copies to another computer through the network, Bluetooth, mail, or infected web pages.

Hints that you can think there is a worm in your PC :

  • There will be showing the new unknown icon on the desktop or any else other path.
  • Your computer becomes slower than before.

Intruders:

An intruder is someone that enters the place without any kind of permission or invitation. Also, it knows as hackers or crackers.

  • Three classes of intruders:
  • Masquerader
  • Misfeasor
  • Clandestine user

A. Masquerader:

  • They pretend to be someone that he was not.
  • An individual who is not authorized to use the computer and who penetrates a system's access controls to exploit a legal user's account.

    B. Misfeasor:

  • The authorized person doing unauthorized actions.
  • that was a permitted user.
  • A legal user did not have permission to access data or have access but not for that work, he/she misused his/her privileges.

    C. Clandestine User:

  • A clandestine user is an individual who seizes supervisory control to avoid the system's security mechanisms such as manager or access controls.

Example of Intruders:

  • Gussing and Cracking passwords
  • Copying a database containing credit card numbers.
  • logged in to the workstation without permission.

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