2006-10-28 01:34:29 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Despite multiple attempts to prove the contrary, viruses cannot be used for anything really useful and legal. For a detailed treatement of this subject, see the following paper:
2006-10-28 03:30:05 · answer #1 · answered by Vesselin Bontchev 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Viruses ! when smarter code start distructing our H/W or S/W resources we call them viruses.
But this code can instead be used to avail information without causing damage to the system. But then I wonder whether they will be called Viruses.
2006-10-28 08:47:15 · answer #2 · answered by Shaj 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My personal uses of a computer virus
1. To get back at a cheating boyfriend and crash his computer system
2. To steal a cheating boyfriend's password to collect evidence of his wrondoings
3. REVENGE to those people who piss me off really bad
Other uses of computer viruses
4. For one company to gather information from another
5. To slow down business and possibly wreak havoc to the world economy
6. Mass destruction of communications technology
7. STEAL information
8. Bring down a rival company for profit
2006-10-28 08:46:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
origanly viruses were used as a way to get inormation from someones pc the origianl hackers didnt want to destroy data they wanted you r info noe however pepole think its funny to destroy data and corrupt files
2006-10-28 08:38:37 · answer #4 · answered by bsmith13421 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
-to delete files
-a gate for the attackers to enter in your PC
-to send information to a attacker.
etc
2006-10-28 08:37:26 · answer #5 · answered by George C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When Alien Attacks us, We can use virus to breake down there system. Hah....
2006-10-28 08:38:38 · answer #6 · answered by madhavaus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋