WHAT IS A COMPUTER VIRUS ?

A computer virus is a program that shares some of the aspects of biological viruses:
-	it is dangerous
-	it is small
-	it is difficult to detect
-	it is self-replicating

Viruses are propagated through the internet (email, downloads, etc), networks and disks.

Once a virus is present on a system, it will try to spread itself. It might, for example, email itself to all of the contacts in a user’s address book.

Viruses can cause different types of damage. They can:

-	destroy data
-	drastically reduce system performance
-	use contaminated systems to send spam or attack another systems
-	open backdoors to give remote users access to the computer

To get rid of a virus, you need to locate the file that has been infected and delete it.

In order to protect your system against viruses, you should install an anti-virus program.
We advise you to install real-time anti-virus software, such as VirusKeeper.
VirusKeeper detects and removes viruses before they can infect your system.