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What is a computer virus?

• What is a Computer Virus?  Viruses are small pieces of software that piggyback on real programs. For example, a virus might attach itself to a program such as a spreadsheet program like Excel. Each time the spreadsheet program(Microsoft Excel) runs, the virus runs, too, and it has the chance to reproduce (by attaching to other programs) or wreak havoc. [source: howstuffworks]
• E-mail viruses travel as an attachment to e-mail messages, and usually replicates itself by automatically mailing itself to dozens of people in the victim's e-mail address book. Some e-mail viruses don't even require a double-click -- they launch when you view the infected message in the preview pane of your e-mail software [source: howstuffworks]
• A Trojan horse is simply a computer program. The program claims to do one thing (it may claim to be a game) but instead does damage when you run it (it may erase your hard disk). Trojan horses have no way to replicate automatically. [source: howstuffworks]
• Worms are a small pieces of software that use computer networks and security holes to replicate themselves. A copy of the worm scans the network for another machine that has a specific security hole. It copies itself to the new machine using the security hole, and then starts replicating from there, as well.[source: howstuffworks]

If you think your computer is running slow or may be infected, download the link below for free computer protection software, aka free virus computer protection.

     We can diagnose your problem through email with a few easy steps.

1. Click here to Download Hijackthis from our server.
2. Run and install the file you downloaded.
3. Click "Do a system scan and save log file."
4. A text document will open up when the scan is complete. Be patient this can take a while.
5. On the top bar of the text document click File > Save As
6. Now select the desktop as the saving destination.
7. Open your email account and attach this log file with your basic info (Pete Smith, 727 532.0884, Largo, FL)
8. Make sure you supply us both the file and your info and expect a reply within 24 business hours.

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