ComputerVirusTheirProblemsMajorattacksinRealLife.pdfVIP

International Journal of P2P Network Trends and Technology (IJPTT) - Volume3 Issue4- May 2013 Computer Virus: Their Problems Major attacks in Real Life Dr. Prof. Milind. J. Joshi #1, Mr. Bhaskar V. Patil *2 #1 Shivaji University Kolhapur, Kolhapur [M.S.], INDIA *2 Bharati Vidyapeeth University Yashwantro Mohite institute of Management, Karad [M.S.], INDIA Abstract— Today’s enterprise networks are distributed to different geographical locations and applications are more II. INFORMATION ABOUT VIRUS centrally located, information represents the most important A computer virus is self replicating program containing asset. With the growing number of data communication services, code that explicitly copies itself and that can infects other channels and available software applications, data are processed [1]. program by modifying then or their environment in large quantities and in a more efficient manner. This technological enhancement offers new flexible opportunities also Harmful program code refers to any part of programme measure security threats poses in the networks. These threats can code which adds any sort of functionality against the external or Internal, external threats divided as hacking, virus specification. [2] A virus is a program which is able to attack, Trojans, worms etc. replicate