Spamming, Viruses, Trojans, Worms and Spoofing

What is it?

• Spamming is when someone sends the same message to a large number of people who didn't ask for it.
• A Virus can be sent through email and messenger.It contains code and it can infect the programs on the computer and cause alot of disruption to files and programs.
• Trojans are sent by hackers and they send a code to a program when the program is being used.
• Worms are exploiting vunerabilities in operating systems.
• Spoofing is when a website sends you an email saying that you have won something when infact you actually haven't.

http://www.washington.edu/computing/virus.html This website is good because it tells you information about what viruses are and how do you protect your pc from them.

Protecting your computer from viruses and hackers you need to have software that allows this, such software like anti-virus, norton, firewall and wind-patrol. There are many things you can do to protect your computer. Such as:

• Always check your software and files for viruses at least once a week.
• Always check emails for viruses.