| Today, many people rely on computers to
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| | Internet vulnerabilities.
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| do homework, work, and create or store
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| | The company will then give some pointers
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| useful information. Therefore, it is
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| | on how to correct these vulnerabilities.
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| important for the information on the
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| | The Computer Emergency Response Team
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| computer to be stored and kept properly.
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| | Coordination Center is a place that can
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| It is also extremely important for people
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| | do this. The typical network attacks that
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| on computers to protect their computer
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| | puts computers at risk includes viruses,
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| from data loss, misuse, and abuse.
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| | worms, spoofing, Trojan horses, and
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| For example, it is crucial for businesses
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| | denial of service attacks.
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| to keep information they have secure so
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| | Every unprotected computer is vulnerable
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| that hackers can't access the
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| | to a computer virus which is a
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| information. Home users also need to take
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| | potentially harming computer program that
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| means to make sure that their credit card
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| | infects a computer negatively and
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| numbers are secure when they are
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| | altering the way the computer operates
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| participating in online transactions.
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| | without the users consent. Once the virus
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| A computer security risk is any action
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| | is in the computer it can spread
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| that could cause lost of information,
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| | throughout infecting other files and
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| software, data, processing
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| | potentially damaging the operating system
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| incompatibilities, or cause damage to
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| | itself.
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| computer hardware, a lot of these are
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| | Its similar to a bacteria virus that
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| planned to do damage. An intentional
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| | infects humans because it gets into the
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| breach in computer security is known as a
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| | body through small openings and can
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| computer crime which is slightly
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| | spread to other parts of the body and can
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| different from a cypercrime.
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| | cause some damage. The similarity is, the
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| A cybercrime is known as illegal acts
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| | best way to avoid is preparation.
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| based on the internet and is one of the
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| | A computer worm is a program that
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| FBI top priorities. There are several
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| | repeatedly copies itself and is very
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| distinct categories for people that cause
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| | similar to a computer virus. However the
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| cybercrimes, and they are refereed as
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| | difference is that a virus needs o attach
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| hacker, cracker, cyberterrorist,
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| | itself to an executable file and become a
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| cyberextortionist, unethical employee,
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| | part of it. A computer worm doesnt need
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| script kiddie and corporate spy. The term
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| | to do that I seems copies to itself and
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| hacker was actually known as a good word
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| | to other networks and eats up a lot of
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| but now it has a very negative view.
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| | bandwidth.
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| A hacker is defined as someone who
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| | A Trojan Horse named after the famous
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| accesses a computer or computer network
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| | Greek myth and is used to describe a
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| unlawfully. They often claim that they do
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| | program that secretly hides and actually
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| this to find leaks in the security of a
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| | looks like a legitimate program but is a
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| network. The term cracker has never been
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| | fake. A certain action usually triggers
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| associated with something positive this
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| | the Trojan horse, and unlike viruses and
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| refers to someone how intentionally
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| | worms they dont replicate itself.
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| access a computer or computer network for
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| | Computer viruses, worms, and Trojan
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| evil reasons. It's basically an evil
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| | horses are all classifies as
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| hacker.
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| | malicious-logic programs which are just
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| They access it with the intent of
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| | programs that deliberately harms a
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| destroying, or stealing information. Both
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| | computer.
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| crackers and hackers are very advanced
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| | Although these are the common three there
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| with network skills. A cyberterrorist is
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| | are many more variations and it would be
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| someone who uses a computer network or
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| | almost impossible to list them. You know
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| the internet to destroy computers for
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| | when a computer is infected by a virus,
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| political reasons. It's just like a
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| | worm, or Trojan horse if one or more of
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| regular terrorist attack because it
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| | these acts happen:
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| requires highly skilled individuals,
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| | 1. Screen shots of weird messages or
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| millions of dollars to implement, and
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| | pictures appear.
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| years of planning.
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| | 2. You have less available memory then
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| The term cyperextortionist is someone who
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| | you expected
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| uses emails as an offensive force. They
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| | 3. Music or sounds plays randomly.
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| would usually send a company a very
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| | 4. Files get corrupted
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| threatening email stating that they will
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| | 5. Programs are files dont work properly
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| release some confidential information,
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| | 6. Unknown files or programs randomly
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| exploit a security leak, or launch an
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| | appear
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| attack that will harm a companys network.
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| | 7. System properties fluctuate
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| They will request a paid amount to not
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| | Computer viruses, worms, and Trojan
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| proceed sort of like black mailing in a
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| | horses deliver their payload or
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| since. An unethical employee is an
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| | instructions through four common ways.
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| employee that illegally accesses their
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| | One, when an individual runs an infected
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| companys network for numerous reasons.
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| | program so if you download a lot of
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| One could be the money they can get from
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| | things you should always scan the files
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| selling top secret information, or some
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| | before executing, especially executable
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| may be bitter and want revenge.
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| | files.
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| A script kiddie is someone who is like a
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| | Second, is when an individual runs an
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| cracker because they may have the
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| | infected program.
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| intentions of doing harm, but they
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| | Third, is when an individual bots a
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| usually lack the technical skills. They
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| | computer with an infected drive, so thats
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| are usually silly teenagers that use
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| | why its important to not leave media
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| prewritten hacking and cracking programs.
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| | files in your computer when you shut it
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| A corporate spy has extremely high
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| | down.
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| computer and network skills and is hired
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| | Fourth is when it connects an unprotected
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| to break into a specific computer or
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| | computer to a network. Today, a very
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| computer network to steal or delete data
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| | common way that people get a computer
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| and information.
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| | virus, worm, or Trojan horse is when they
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| Shady companies hire these type people in
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| | open up an infected file through an email
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| a practice known as corporate espionage.
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| | attachment.
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| They do this to gain an advantage over
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| | There are literally thousands of computer
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| their competition an illegal practice.
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| | malicious logic programs and new one
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| Business and home users must do their
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| | comes out by the numbers so thats why its
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| best to protect or safeguard their
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| | important to keep up to date with new
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| computers from security risks. The next
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| | ones that come out each day. Many
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| part of this article will give some
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| | websites keep track of this.
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| pointers to help protect your computer.
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| | There is no known method for completely
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| However, one must remember that there is
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| | protecting a computer or computer network
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| no one hundred percent guarantee way to
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| | from computer viruses, worms, and Trojan
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| protect your computer so becoming more
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| | horses, but people can take several
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| knowledgeable about them is a must during
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| | precautions to significantly reduce their
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| these days.
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| | chances of being infected by one of those
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| When you transfer information over a
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| | malicious programs. Whenever you start a
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| network it has a high security risk
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| | computer you should have no removable
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| compared to information transmitted in a
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| | media in he drives.
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| business network because the
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| | This goes for CD, DVD, and floppy disks.
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| administrators usually take some extreme
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| | When the computer starts up it tries to
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| measures to help protect against security
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| | execute a bot sector on the drives and
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| risks. Over the internet there is no
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| | even if its unsuccessful any given
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| powerful administrator which makes the
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| | various on the bot sector can infect the
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| risk a lot higher.
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| | computers hard disk.
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| If your not sure if your computer is
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| | If you must start the computer for a
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| vulnerable to a computer risk than you
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| | particular reason, such as the hard disk
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| can always use some-type of online
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| | fails and you are trying to reformat the
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| security service which is a website that
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| | drive make sure that the disk is not
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| checks your computer for email and
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| | infected.
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