Viruses -- where do they come from?

Hay Joyce I hope your computer is feeling better. I really hate it when we have had a virus. It always seems to happen when you really need the computer too! Kylie

emaIL, websites, downloads , do you have a internet protection such as norton 360 , thats a good one .. Cna get that on ebay for half pricE almost!! it inclued antivirus, firewall..etc...

Ok a few things you should know about anti-viruses and firewalls and about any security tool. 1.Anti-viruses are always 1 step behind a virus before a av detects a virus its normally infected thousands of pc's 2.Firewalls are only as good as the user using it.If you run a .exe that sounds trustworthy and it asks for internet activity and you say yes since the program sounds interesting it can immedialy now bypass all firewall security since you allowed the traffic. 3.COmputers will always have a security hole and no matter what you do you cannot be 100% safe online.If you ever watch the show "The Real Hustle" well basicly if you watch that youll see what i mean. 4.Packers/Protectors/Encryptors scramble the code in such a way that a detected virus can be immediatly undetected to EVERY av. 5.Last but not least one thing you have to learn is it's less risky to do things face to face than online since network traffic can be sniffed passwords for bank accounts stolen hudreds if not thousands in a small ammoutn of time.And one more thing is new trojans like shark 3,poison-ivy bypass the firewalls by injecting into your defualt browser and making it so that your av/firewall wont detect it basicly no matter what since browers are trusted ;(.

Nowadays the virus issues become much more serious. The virus can come from everywhere. Such as email, website, software etc. If it is s new virus, I am afraid the anti-virus can't detect it. As you know, sickness always come earlier than the medicines.

This sys32.dll is being spread by mail to upgrade your system adn improve the network performance. It comes in a attachment and as usual should not be opened if sender is unknown or suspicious. One of the things is does is try to disable your anti-virus - yes it can be done very simply this days - or behave differently depending on the AV you have installed. Most of existing virus and malwares want to obtain information from you like credit cards or bank accounts or social security. All for illegal purposes like identity theft or selling around the world. Surf safely: do not open attachments you don't know or trust, do not downloaded anything from a pop-up window, keep antivirus up-to-date, switch to mac ... just kidding.

I suggest that you use Mozilla Firefox or Opera as your main browsers. These two browsers are very safe to use when compared to Internet Explorer. Also don't download any file attachments may or may not come from your contact list. Good luck! :-)

Well, I think its in the system. I really don't know how this viruses work but I have been a victim of these viruses several times. I had some anti virus in my computer but it did not see it coming. I just found out later when my computer started to go off even if I did not shut it down. With the help of my friend who is a computer programmer, he was able to remove the virus. Now I am using a good anti virus and so far its working really fine.

Install virus scanning software. DO the usuall stuff. Dont open emails etc. Firwalls are to Block incomeing connections to your computer/network. Virus scanning software is purly for stopping virus from infecting your computer. Spyware is for spyware alot like viruses but have a diffrent impact to your computer. I strongly sujest to install avg virus scanner and also adware remover or pc doctor freeware to shareware software. Enable windows XP / Vista's firewall and only allow port 80 outgoing