What Is a Virus And How Do i Know If i Have One

What is a Virus and how do I know if I have one?

A virus is a small program that gets into your computer undetected in order to cause havoc. This small software program has either been developed because the author enjoys causing disasters and problems for other people or sometimes for money making. Sometimes a virus is packaged in a file that is called a Trojan virus. It is disguised as something else, and once it has gained access to your computer it then releases its intent.

How does a virus get into my computer?
The most common way to be infected by a virus on your computer is on the internet, Most people always go online doing somethings they shouldnt be doing, like downloading videos, music, opening emails downloading illegal cracked software, downloading files which may be named to deceive you and visiting a bad website.
Am not saying you shouldnt download or visit websites, what am trying to say is that, to do the above listed, you MUST get a VERY STRONG antivirus for your computer which will help you againt any kind and any form of viruses on the internet.
All you can do is to get a strong and superb antivirus

How do I know if I have a virus or not?
If your computer has been infected with a virus you will quickly see odd signs that it exists. Weird things start happening that you cannot explain. Files might move around, odd error messages may appear, programs might start to fail. For example if your virus scanner program stops working then it could have been disabled by a virus. With all this action taking place in the background your computer will also start to run slow and seem like it is busy all the time and when surfing the internet you might find that you will not be able to visits the pages that you visit with ease before.


Can a Virus affect my computer hardware components?
Most People thinks that viruses can only damamge the computer"s systems files, the software aspect in perticular, which is not the truth What if a virus is designed to damage your systems Basic Input Output System{BIOS}, and the BIOS is a CHIP on your computer which is a part of your computer where all the computers Input and Output sytems of the computer is configured and the BIOS is completely made up of all your computers component sofwarem and BIOS controls the temperature of the motherboard. What if a viruses only purpose was to change the temperature control on your motherboard. The motherboard would overheat and fry itself. Some virus are designed to ruin and damage the computers hardware components most especially the Hard drive.
If you suspect suspect a virus on your computer, scan your computer with an antivirus program like Avast or Rising.. This is the two antivirus i use and reccomend for people so try one today
Some common files that contain viruses are EXE FILE, ZIP FILE, SCR FILE, SCR FILE, DOC FILE
I Guess all this infoemation will help you.