How Computer Viruses Work Video

Computer viruses range from pesky to outright dangerous. Some just display a message, while others erase your entire hard disk. Clicking on what looks like a harmless e-mail message can lead to hours of recovery efforts, if not irreparable damage. In this HowStuffWorks video you will learn about the different types of computer "infection" and how to avoid them. Credits: , HowStuffWorks

wait.. is that ...
wait.. is that mosquito??

@Jennifer102102 try ...
@Jennifer102102 try doing a factory reset on your computer if you still have? access to it?

@Jennifer102102 ...
@Jennifer102102 hahahah Thats what you get for? being a b***h that knows nothing about computers :)

That didn't work I ...
That didn't work I got a Trojan horse virus and that's a email? virus someone help me

Floppy discs, who ...
Floppy discs, who uses them anymore??

Yeah I have to ...
Yeah I have to write a? six page essay about computer viruses and you know what? This video didn't help me a lot

oh well? i guess my ...
oh well? i guess my four legged computer virus is checkin dis....

helpful ?
helpful ?

Viruses don't work ...
Viruses don't work like that anymore. Well, some do, but? those are simple viruses.

@Railfan227 i know ...
@Railfan227 i know that, it's just that who would actually use it in? this day and age? not even a single song would fit into 1.44mb nowadays..

@zimtower That,? * ...
@zimtower That,? *sniff* was beautiful.

Gay ass graphics. ...
Gay ass graphics. In my world, I see viruses as beautiful lines of machine or assembly? code.

thanks grandpa :D?
thanks grandpa :D?

@Marc1uz A floppy ...
@Marc1uz A floppy disk is like a cd but with smaller memory space and they are inserted into a special part of your PC. They can carry? all sorts of data

email viruses are ...
email viruses are old and never really a popular way to get a virus. most viruses actually come from exploits in the users firewall and force themselves in rather than an email virus a stupid move since the user has to actually run a .exe file from the email. Also some of the viruses today come from JS downloader.They usually come from download sites or porn sites and force? themselves into your computer.They often say they are something they're not like a keygen.rogue viruses seem popular today

depends what kind ...
depends what kind of virus it is, what code it is made for python, javascript, delphi lua whatever finds a glitch and makes a malicious code that? distorts it, then that can be later patched by coders

so wait tron is? ...
so wait tron is? being described.

It's surprising, ...
It's surprising, given this clip's age, that he didn't take a moment? to explain e-mail.

Ugh, look at those ...
Ugh, look at those fugly? 90's computers

@jebbtalle Have? ...
@jebbtalle Have? you ever seen/used one though?

@ ...
@iretluffrebeccablack disks? that are floppy.. yehey floppy disk!

crackers and ...
crackers and hackers are getting smarter and smarter, and finding more ways to compromise your system, thats why last years malware are obsolete? compared to todays malware..

@Marc1uz Its what ...
@Marc1uz Its what he had before opening the email, after he had a hard drive :P?

viruses have? ...
viruses have? evolved a lot

lol old school. ...
lol old school. floppy disks and vhs movies.? the good old days.

@theconify Where do ...
@theconify Where do you put them? then?

Do? people actually ...
Do? people actually not know what floppy discs are?!

ahhhhhhh floppy? ...
ahhhhhhh floppy? discs??????

um? you dont put ...
um? you dont put floppy discs in computers....? god.

could he be? any ...
could he be? any more superficial?

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