Computer Viruses: What is a computer virus?

This entry is part 1 of 28 in the series Securing Your PC On the Internet

Posted Jan 9, 2008 | by Rich Menga  

image You might wonder why it is called a virus. Is your computer getting sick? Is it going to die? Obviously a computer is not made up of cells. It cannot get sick the same way a person does. So, why is it called a virus?

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