Not all Computer owner knows what computer virus is all about. They are the misunderstood language of the computer word. Virus can infect organism and can also causes discomfort to the body. Computer virus can share the same characteristics like human virus. But a computer virus has considerable goal because it human made.

Computer viruses are programmes writing by expert software engineer with the aim to achieve a particular mission. The mission can to be to attack competing software residing within the same system or to cause a total break down of a would be competitors’ hardware. Computer virus can appear as a spyware or an unusual distortion in the daily task of an organisation.

Virus can be made to infect a system by using external link as a gateway, external link can come through a chain mail or simply opening unknown links could cause a discomfort to a hardware or software malfunction.

Computer viruses can affect your PC in a number of ways, from generally slowing down PC’s by opening unknown links, mailware or other common unwanted programs, it also wipe a total system files.

Internet is also an avenue where virus can enter into the system. Therefore potent and effective antivirus should be installed to prevent virus from entering the PC through links.

Computer virus needs to be treated with caution because it can wreck a once effective and productive business. Some measures to control virus are:

All mails attachments must be save or scanned before opening. Attachments with executable files should also be treated with caution. Therefore any computer with internet connection must have a self update antivirus like MacAfee.

It is not advisable to open mails from and unknown sources. All email attachments sources must be completely verified to determine the safety of the file.