Computer viruses can latch on to any file. Computer systems are quickly infected through the copying of an infected file or sending it via email from one person to the next.
Some computer viruses are programmed in such a manner that they are equipped with a payload. On the one hand, these payloads can affect the display of messages or images, and on the other hand also lead to the destruction of files, reformatting of the hard disk or other damages.
A few years ago, viruses used to spread but only through floppy disks. However, ever since the Internet started its worldwide conquest, viruses too have taken up the new medium as a space for spreading.
One can protect oneself by using firewalls and current anti-virus programmes. However, it is important that the anti-virus signature file, more or less the vaccine of the anti-virus signature file, keeps up with the rapid development of viruses. The programme is of no use, if you install an anti-virus programme but do not update the concerned signature file at least one a week. Therefore, several anti-virus programme manufacturers recommend a daily update for home users and an hourly update for business users.
In many cases, anti-virus programmes can prevent an infection and the consequences resulting therefrom. The professional engineers of CONVAR, the additional Datenretter™, come to your rescue, if a virus has damaged files or even the entire storage medium.
The following cards and information are based on the automatic reports of the of Trend Micro’s diagnosis tools "HouseCall" and "Trend Virus Control System". The cards are based on Java: This can result in a brief waiting period. In order to be able to see the cards, the Java function of your browser should be enabled.
Short instruction manual:
Basically:
you can click on (almost) everything;
Is navigated by clicking in the dropdown menu or by clicking on the world card itself;
Preliminary selection:
Click on "View By" and select "Virus Name". Then, in the dropdown menu "Top 10" that appears, you can understand the distribution of individual viruses;
You can always return by selecting the view "By Location" or the card "Worldwide";
"Mouseover", pointing towards specific parts of the card with the mouse without clicking on them, leads to additional information;
Clicking on the blue links leads to the Trend Micro website: Detailed information on concerned viruses can be found there in English. |
