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Strange as it may sound, the computer virus is something of an Information Age marvel. On one hand, viruses show us how vulnerable we are -- a properly engineered virus can have a devastating effect, disrupting productivity and doing billions of dollars in damages. On the other hand, they show us ho...

There are some simple rules you can follow that will help you avoid computer viruses. Most of these fall under the category of common sense. Don't open strange e-mail attachments or click on hyperlinks in e-mail. Virus programmers love to trick people into clicking on links that will lead them to ma...

Antivirus software is practically a requirement for anyone using the Windows operating system. While it's true you can avoid computer viruses if you practice safe habits, the truth is that the people who write computer viruses are always looking for new ways to infect machines. There are several dif...

We all know malware is out there. Malware includes applications that spy on you, corrupt your data, destroy your hard drive or give control of your machine to someone thousands of miles away. No matter what form it takes, it's bad business. And since there are a lot of examples of malware in the wil...

There are some simple rules you can follow that will help you avoid computer viruses. Most of these fall under the category of common sense. Don't open strange e-mail attachments or click on hyperlinks in e-mail. Virus programmers love to trick people into clicking on links that will lead them to ma...

If you can't access your antivirus software or you keep seeing the same malware pop up scan after scan, you may need to try and start your computer in Safe Mode. Many computer viruses will store files in your Windows registry folder. This folder acts like a database of instructions and tells your op...

The Trojan Horse Generic3 virus is also know as the MSN Trojan virus. The Trojan will spread to your computer through the MSN Messenger program. Once your computer is infected with the virus, it will then attempt to send a copy of itself to every contact that is listed on your MSN Messenger contact ...

Trojan horses are malware that modify your Windows registry, changing system preferences, user settings and creating files that allow them to automatically run at startup. Signs that the TrojanDropper.Win32.Small.cf malware has infected your computer include increasingly slow computer processing spe...

Every now and then, your computer may end up with a virus. If the virus is the Trojan Horse Dropper Generic Fwk, you need to know how to remove it before it causes serious problems. The Trojan typically installs a backdoor program on your computer, which can cause annoying pop-ups or can log your ke...

Dropper.Exebind is a high risk Trojan virus that will put your computer's security at risk from hackers. It uses security vulnerabilities and manual user action to infect your computer. Once it infects your computer, the Dropper Trojan will log key strokes and take screen snapshots of your web surfi...

Dropper Agent, or Trojan Horse Dropper.Agent.tid, is a trojan virus. Once it has infected your computer, it will begin downloading other malware and spyware to your computer. Although this virus doesn't damage your computer system directly, it is still considered a dangerous malware that can also gr...

A virus dropper is a virus program from the Trojan family of viruses that installs software on your system without permission. There is a great variety of virus droppers. However, the suggested solution below hunts and removes a virus dropper from your computer regardless of the type. Step 1 Go to F...

1. Step 1 To remove computer virus, you need to have virus removal software installed on your computer. You can do it manually but you run the risk of deleting important files that make your computer operate. I would suggest downloading AVG's free virus removal software. However, you can use any pro...

1. Step 1 Burn a CD to protect your files. You can find downloadable services on the web that allows you to copy your files onto a CD in the case that your system becomes infected with a virus. F-Prot is one site that you can use to perform this task. 2. Step 2 Review your antivirus software from ti...

The Trojan horse virus is one of the most well known viruses on the internet. It works by sneaking through the defenses of a computer and hacking into its inner-workings to make it slower and possibly causing it to fail completely. When this happens, it can cause a computer to crash. This can someti...