What’s Computer Virus?

The "worm" is a type of virus that penetrates a computer's data files, and then sends that information back to the worm's author. The data can contain a computer user's passwords and credit card information.

 

The worm, enters a user's computer by way of Microsoft Outlook e-mail. It replicates by sending a copy of itself to others contained in the Microsoft Outlook address book. The virus is activated when the infected e-mail is opened.

 

The infected e-mail will contain attachments with suffixes such as 'Pics' or 'Cards', which more easily dupes holiday e-mailers looking for greetings or family photos.

 

 

We recommend that computer users update their anti-virus software. They also caution against opening e-mail attachments from unknown senders, otherwise these users needed outside help to get their computers up and running again.