Since 1986, when the first malicious code that copies itself was released, computer viruses have made your devices and computers sick scanguard. Some of them can brick your devices, while others can cause a slowdown or even steal your data. In most cases, if you act quickly, you can remove viruses from your device.
A virus is a piece or program that, like to a flu virus, can reproduce itself by attaching itself to files and programs, and then infecting them. Then, it creates copies of itself. Once a virus has infected an application, it can spread to other devices and programs connected to the same network. These viruses can do everything from causing damage to your system by stealing passwords and credit card information deletion, corrupting programs, or completely taking over your system.
Depending on the type of virus, it can spread from one machine to another through text and attachments to emails, Internet file downloads, or even social media scam links. The virus can also infect mobile devices and smartphones by being concealed within suspicious app downloads. Some viruses are playful in intent and effect, while others were designed to make money.
In the majority of countries, creating and propagating computer viruses is a crime. If you’re interested about the process, you can learn to create a simple virus using Notepad and some other tools. It’s not for those who aren’t confident, but it’s an interesting method to test your coding abilities. You’ll have to decide how your virus will behave once it’s infected with the system. This could be anything from displaying a warning to deletion of data or causing corruption, and even spamming the contact lists of your friends.