HIDDEN DANGERS IN THE COMPUTERWORLDHistory in common parlance deals with the Histories of Men. Viruses too have their own Histories and their Histories like the Histories of men are not bound by the limits of Geography.
When in 1986, Pakistani programmers Amjad and Basit created the first Virus ’Brain’they created history – or rather Virus History. From then till date, the World has gone through tumultuous periods thanks to different strains of Viruses that keep attacking the World of Computers day in and day out.
If you understand the Viruses you are much better prepared for future Virusattacks of your Computer, and can give your Computer a better protection. A good place to start is to read our article about -
The History Of Computer Viruses
 You are not alone in imagining that Computer Viruses are similar to Biological Viruses. Yes, but to a limited extent. To know about Boot Sector Viruses, Logic Bombs and other types of Viruses and how to prevent Virus attacks read our Article about - The World Of Computer Viruses 
Ever heard of Social Engineering ?
The word ’Social’ with whatever word it is associated with, assumes a positive connotation, such as in Social Service, Social Work, – for instance. That’s the name given to a collection of techniques adopted to indulge in Internet Identity Theft, like trying to get your Password or your Bank details by illegal or fraudulent means through the Internet. Keep abreast of tecnologies used such as Phishing, Wiretapping and Login Spoofing - Read more about Internet Identity Theft here - Protect Your Identity
What is Adware ? Is an Adware and a Spyware the same ? How does Adware differ from a Virus ? Majority of the Adware are used to explore whether the user could be a target for advertising a product. Read here how Adware works and how to remove it - How Adware Works And How To Remove It  The Oxford Dictionary defines a Hacker as ’a person who uses Computers for a hobby, especially to gain unauthorised access to Data.’ Though, the term ‘Hacker’ of late has assumed a derogatory connotation, the word also has a positive aspect. As a user, you need to know about Hackers, why do they do what they do, how do they do what they do, and what you got to do to prevent attacks from Hackers. Or else you are running a Risk, that’s not worth the trouble. Read more about Hackers here - Hackers  Dangers are part of life. Just because accidents keep happening, we do not stop driving. Do we ? Same goes with Computers also. Yes. There are Dangers. On the road, our smartness depends on how good we are at avoiding accidents by following some basic Rules. With regard to Computers your safety is very much too about follow the Rules. That’s the road to safety in the Computerworld.
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