{"id":8479,"date":"2013-01-30T07:02:05","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T07:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/?p=8479"},"modified":"2024-04-12T14:14:17","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T08:44:17","slug":"security-and-computer-protection","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/security-and-computer-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"Security and Computer Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/certified-real-estate-consultant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Go back to Tutorial<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><a class=\"vsc\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/Certified-Real-Estate-Consultant\"><span class=\"vsc-cn\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: red;\">Certify and Increase Opportunity.<\/span><br>\n<span style=\"color: green;\">Be <\/span><br>\nGovt. Certified Real Estate Consultant<br>\n<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re using a computer connected to the Internet from home or office, your computer is a target. Hackers are often looking for credit card numbers, bank account information and any other information they can use for their own gain. It&#8217;s not just money-related information they&#8217;re after; once they invade a computer, intruders can use the hard disk, processor and Internet connection to attack other computers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Computer Threats and prevention<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Viruses<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Various types of viruses, their spread and prevention are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Virus: a program that replicates and infects another program by inserting or attaching itself; basically \u201cpiggybacking\u201d on files already present on your computer.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Trojan horse: a program that does not replicate or copy itself, but causes damage by tricking user into opening an infected file.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Worm: a program that makes copies of itself specifically intended to be distributed to other computers it can reach, such as via e-mail or network connections.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Methods of spread<\/b><\/p>\n<p>E-mail attachments<\/p>\n<p>The most common methods of viruses spred are<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Instant Messenger or Internet Relay Chat (IRC) file transfers and web links&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">File downloads from hacked or untrustworthy web sites&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Using infected floppy disks, CD-ROMs, USB keychain drives, etc.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Insecure computers being hacked and configured to send out viruses<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"apply\">\n<h3>Apply for Real Estate Certification Now!!<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/Certified-Real-Estate-Consultant\">http:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/Certified-Real-Estate-Consultant<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/tutorial\/certified-real-estate-consultant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Go back to Tutorial<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Go back to Tutorial Certify and Increase Opportunity. Be Govt. Certified Real Estate Consultant Whether you\u2019re using a computer connected to the Internet from home or office, your computer is a target. Hackers are often looking for credit card numbers, bank account information and any other information they can use for their own gain. 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