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Technical Help & Discussion => Broadband, Networking, PC Security, Internet & ISPs => Topic started by: Clive on April 06, 2010, 19:12

Title: 3 types of "viruses" demystified
Post by: Clive on April 06, 2010, 19:12

Do you know the difference between a virus and a worm?  What about a Trojan horse?  Sophos blogger Chet Wisniewski explains the difference between different types of malware.

LINK (http://www.sophos.com/blogs/chetw/g/2010/04/03/3-types-viruses-demystified/)

Title: Re: 3 types of "viruses" demystified
Post by: Rik on April 06, 2010, 19:20

A trojan horse is a big wooden thing, a worm is a pink squiggly thing and a virus is what I've caught when I have a cold. ;D

Title: Re: 3 types of "viruses" demystified
Post by: Clive on April 06, 2010, 20:51

 :woo:  There speaks a man who has installed a good AV on his computers!   8-)

Title: Re: 3 types of "viruses" demystified
Post by: Simon on April 06, 2010, 21:34

That makes three of us!  ;)

Title: Re: 3 types of "viruses" demystified
Post by: Clive on April 06, 2010, 23:14

All F-Secures? 

Title: Re: 3 types of "viruses" demystified
Post by: Simon on April 06, 2010, 23:37

No, Rik hasn't been converted yet.  ;)

Title: Re: 3 types of "viruses" demystified
Post by: davy51 on April 07, 2010, 01:03

Not me either i use online armour
backed up by A-Squared and malware bytes

Title: Re: 3 types of "viruses" demystified
Post by: Simon on April 07, 2010, 09:43

Don't talk to Rod about Online Armour.  ;)