VIRUS

What is Virus ??.....................................
A computer virus is a program that intentionally or unintentionally created in order to disrupt the computer work. There is a virus that just simply display a particular message (just nampang), there is also aiming to steal the data (Trojan), there are also viruses that destroy specific files or all files (eg Melissa), and the latter is much harm that can damage all data on the hard disk or delete the BIOS (Chernobyl / CIH), or papa.

Or virus deliberately created just to create chaos / noise / confused people, this virus actually does not exist but there is a spread the word as though there is a new virus with a specific name, and tell someone, then ask / expect that person to tell her other friends, so many people fear, when in fact the virus did not exist. This is usually called Hoax virus (the virus lie), Example: Win a Holiday price, Good news from Jesus, etc.. Better to know the truth whether or not this virus watch the news sources, and also remain vigilant by using the latest antivirus.

The spread of the virus can be through many ways, including the most common are:

* Use the disk that previously had contracted the virus (from someone else / another computer). transmission can occur either at the time to read the files, copy files or even just a put-dir (see table of contents only)
* Pirated software, there are some pirated software in circulation in Indonesia (on CD) that contains a virus. Including Windows 98 (I forgot the series), Dr. Hacker and Mrs. Crack, Power Utilities Volume 2, as well as some CD games. MP3 files including the famous enough, some of which contain a virus.
* Through the Internet, especially if you receive an email that there attachementnya of strangers (or even known). Email to suspect contains a virus, if there are attachments / attachment file: *. zip, *. com, *. exe, *. doc, *. rtf, *. dll, *. xls, *. pps, *. ppt, should be checked beforehand with the antivirus. Especially if you receive emails with attachments named: Zipped_files.exe should immediately delete the file (virus worm explorer). E-mail without attachments were confirmed virus-free.
* Through the Internet, if you visit / download something on the site (address) of a particular, eg Hacker sites, porn sites, or any other sites that are not obvious suspect managers. Especially with the new viruses created with java language, when you visit the site java virus can directly infect your computer without you knowing it.
* Etc..

To prevent the spread of the virus, note the above, always use antivirus, you try to get the latest version. Scanlah disks, CDs or email attachments if you will open it. I suggest you to use the latest antivirus from Norton Antivirus (NAV) 5:02 version (we recommend Norton Antivirus 2000), or Mc Afee virus scan definition 4:03 version 4048 or newer. And for information about new viruses you should join a mailing list computer magazines quite famous, such PcMagazine, Mikrodata Antivirus, or another (can be seen in www.commandcom.com, all add to knowledge in computers (let alone free). To prevent macro viruses most MsExcel infects MSWord or, if you do not need the macro facility is just off the macro facility in MSWord or Excel you.

Some time ago the world with a virus dihebohkan Chernobyl (CIH), which can damage the data on your hard disk and also deletes the BIOS (for motherboards that use the bios flash is not protected). resulting in substantial losses. We have a virus threat similar to the CIH (Chernobyl), which is able to detect its presence. This virus will strike on Dec. 25 each year.

VIRUS On December 25

I. Name: Win32.Kriz, Win32Kriz.3270, Win32Kriz.3862, and still will grow its variants (type). ! Remember antivirus output before the end of August 1999, probably could not detect / fix it!.

Type: Polymorphic viruses (may be hid his identity every time infected)

When active: December 25 each year

Action: Similar to viruses, but more violent Chernobyl (corrupt data on disk, damaged CMOS and BIOS), and also provides message / anti-religious message

II. VIRUS PRILISSA

Prilissa Melissa virus is a variant variant (Prilisia), which on Christmas day can format your hard disk. Prilissa infects Word 97 documents and spreads through e-mail attachments.

When an infected document is opened, the virus deadly virus protection security settings, conversion confirmation and open the file list. At first Prilissa diekskusi in the system, then menduplikat himself by sending an e-mail address to use MS Outlook 50, the first email address listed in the address lists. His message contains Message From (username) where username is the user name system. Its message body contains the phrase "This document is very Important and you've GOT to read this!

Furthermore infected documents sent as attachments. This virus also modifies the Windows registry. In addition Prilissa check the system date to trigger the payload. On December 25, Prilissa displays the following message.

@ 1999 - CyberNET
Vine ... Vide ... Vice ... Moslem Power Never End ..
You Dare Rise Against Me ... The Human
Era is Over, The CyberNET Era Has Come!

No cuman it will multiply Prilissa to the Normal.dot global template. After this process right, Normal.dot is infected, the virus infects documents when the file is closed from the Word application. Prilissa can disable Tools / Macro menu until he kept hidden.

The most, scary is that Prilissa going to overwrite the files autoexec.bat and then format the drive C: drive and displays the following message when rebooting the computer.

Vine ... Vide ... Vice ...
Moslem Power Never End ...
Your Computer Have Just Been
Terminated BY
Virus =- -= CyberNET!.

Source Komputek edition of 143 number, or try to check the website such as antivirus or www.symantec.com or www.antivirus.com www.avp.ch or http://www.wildlist.org/wildlist/wildlist.htm

How to prevent:
1. Use antivirus with the latest virus data: Scan Mc Afee antivirus data more recent than 4048, while the newer Norton Antivirus from Late November 1999.
2. Do not open email bersubject "This document is very Important and you've GOT to read this !!!", just delete the email sender is a person even though you know.
3. Promote on your computer to a date more than on 2 January 2000. Remember that many viruses are also programmed to act as the turn of the millennium, and many are not detected. And after that date your computer date back as a valid date.
New antiviral can be found in Chip magazine, or the antivirus Mikrodata magazine, or buy the CD installer that is antivirus NAV (Norton Antivirus), or Mc Afee scan with the latest version or download on the Internet at address Mc Afee: www.nai.com or NAV (Norton Antivirus) at www.symantec.com

Old-fashioned but effective: when a few days before the date of December 25 (eg 23 or December 24) fox on your computer past the date of 25 (eg, January 5, 2000 / More than the date of January 2, 2000). And after the past that date you can date it back as before (eg dated January 6, 2000). Or do not turn the computer on December 25 and January 1. Since January 1, 2000 also pointed out many viruses that will attack (use the fame millennium bugs).

PS How to change the computer date: at the bottom right of your monitor there is guidance at the computer, double-click the hour, then will show menu hours, dates, etc., change the date, then press OK or Apply, then OK. OR in the Start menu, Settings, Control Panel, Date / Time, and then change the date (as per instructions above).

Hopefully you are safe from the threat of this virus and please tell your other colleagues (if need be noted in the diary / journal you), thank you