Advantaages
-Takes advantage of the resources available on an infected system to do some or all of the following: to propagate itself via floppy drives,
email or network connections; to destroy data; and possibly to embarass the owner of the system by distributing documents found on the
victim system's hard drive.
-Viruses can be written to take advantage of a particular program or operating system's features so as to make it more likely that they will
be inadvertently run.
Disadvantages
-Viruses can cause many problems on your computer. Usually, they display pop-up ads on your desktop or steal your information. Some of
the more nasty ones can even crash your computer or delete your files.
-Your computer gets slowed down
-Some the applications won't start(ex: I hate mozilla virus won't let you start the mozilla) You can not see some of the settings in your OS
( ex one kind of virus disables hide folder options and you will never be able to set it)-Many "hackers" get jobs with software firms by finding
and exploiting problems with software.
Created by:Maritza V; January 2013.
In the modern world our lives revolve around the computer and the internet. Without these it is simply not possible to envision a single day. We are totally dependent on the technology to get on with our regular activities. In such a scenario anything which threatens the data present in the computer is extremely debilitating indeed. Viruses can really make the life of computer users a living hell. Once they enter the system there is simply nothing to do but to rue the absence of a sturdy firewall. Virus remover programs are really the savior of all those whose lives are totally machine dependent.
Antivirus software has to be installed in the machine if you really give priority to the safety of the data stored there. A computer virus weakens the system, makes it prone to outside attacks of each and every kind. Not only that the machine slows down quite perceptibly and this increase with the length of time, the virus is allowed to remain inside. Virus and malware removal should become the utmost priority once you find that there is an uninvited guest present in your machine. Formatting followed by the addition of good antivirus software are some of the basic steps which need to be taken.