Overview In the following report, “computer viruses” will be explained in detail. A lengthy and informative description of the evolution and history on microcomputer viruses will be given, to give you a background of their origin for some understanding of how they came to be. The next segment in the report is on how to combat computer viruses with the development of anti-virus applications. The current status of microcomputer viruses will also be discussed, naming …showed first 75 words of 1799 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1799 total…with regularly updated virus definitions that can be downloaded from the Internet. If updated virus definitions cannot be updated regularly, then the anti-virus program should be rendered useless, as it cannot and will not protect you from the latest and meanest viruses. Although these programs cannot protect you one hundred percent from the thousands of new viruses that are written everyday, it will protect you from the main threats. Unfortunately viruses are here to stay!