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Types of Viruses

This entry is part 3 of 29 in the series Securing Your PC On the Internet

Posted Jan 16, 2008 by Rich Menga  

Not all computer viruses are equal. After all, virus writers are often trying to impress their colleagues. Nobody would be impressed if they all did the same thing. So, yes, there is a lot of variety, not only in what the viruses do, how they spread, but also in methodology.

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