2006-11-24 09:50:39 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Viruses can come from several sources and usually worms are included in computer virus discussions.
1. Something you open or view whether intentional or unintentional
- Website
- email
- email attachment
- infected disk or CD
- other download (music, video, games, etc)
2. Just being connected to the internet without adequate protection from firewall. Some of the most widespread worms including slapper and sasser were spreading to any computer online that did not have a specific port blocked.
As a result, most ISPs in the US now block the ports that these worms targetted.
2006-11-24 10:53:41 · answer #1 · answered by bill91173 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually via attachments to email or via discs from friends that have unknowingly picked them up. Increasingly these days, via anything you plug into the computer to download. Also visiting certain sites and peer to peer file sharing.
Get yourself AVG and a decent firewall, never open an email from anyone you do not know andd you should be OK..
2006-11-24 09:54:46 · answer #2 · answered by tagette 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Though fake or unreal, tricks and other ways to get u to download something with a virus program
2006-11-24 09:52:47 · answer #3 · answered by Keo C. 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the absence of anti virus programme, and searching for xxx sites. Sometime during downloading musics.
2006-11-24 09:54:11 · answer #4 · answered by jhangfk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
personally i think they get on your computer by your curiosity at opening e mails that come from people you have never heard of and downloading the things that appear on your browser pages such as flash player 9 etc...scan anything your not sure about with your security and if you are really not sure about something then don't even entertain it at all just leave it.
2006-11-24 10:02:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
by downloading things without a virus software
2006-11-24 09:54:07 · answer #6 · answered by david 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By the user! P2P sites are the number one method of passing viruses, e mail is number 2!
2006-11-24 09:53:31 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
>By exploiting security "holes" in Microsoft's atrocious programming.<
2006-11-24 09:53:44 · answer #8 · answered by Druid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
by downloading things and opening infected emails.
2006-11-24 09:53:23 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Simple…just don’t install any antivirus program.
2006-11-24 09:55:16 · answer #10 · answered by Mr Crusty 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋