Computer Viruses - the gist of it by Calamer Erwin

Author:Calamer, Erwin [Calamer, Erwin]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Computer viruses – the gist of it
Publisher: Erwin Calamer
Published: 2016-01-20T16:00:00+00:00

In conclusion

Anti-virus programs were developed in order to stop malicious software, also known as computer viruses, from spreading, infecting and damaging the computer of the user.

Chapter IV

How do anti-virus programs work?

The science behind anti-virus programs is not that difficult to understand. As mentioned previously, they were created with the sole purpose of stopping the malicious software from damaging the computers of the users. They employ a variety of techniques in order to detect, quarantine and eventually destroy the viruses, some of which include:

Scanning the downloaded files; This means that the anti-virus program starts to scan the documents you are downloading into your computer as soon as they appear in your computer or as soon as you click the “Download” button on the website you want to download the said file from.

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