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In computer security , a computer virus is a self-replicating computer program that spreads by inserting copies of itself into other executable code or documents. A computer virus behaves in a way similar to a biological virus , which spreads by inserting itself into living cells . Extending the analogy, the insertion of a virus into the program is termed as an "infection", and the infected file, or executable code that is not part of a file, is called a "host". Viruses are one of the several types of malicious software or malware . In common parlance, the term virus is often extended to refer to worms , trojan horses and other sorts of malware; viruses in the narrow sense of the word are less common than they used to be, compared to other forms of malware.

While viruses can be intentionally destructive, for example, by destroying data, many other viruses are fairly benign or merely annoying. Some viruses have a delayed payload, which is sometimes called a bomb . For example, a virus might display a message on a specific day or wait until it has infected a certain number of hosts. A time bomb occurs during a particular date or time, and a logic bomb occurs when the user of a computer takes an action that triggers the bomb. The predominant negative effect of viruses is their uncontrolled self-reproduction, which wastes or overwhelms computer resources.

Today, viruses are somewhat less common than network-borne worms, due to the popularity of the Internet . Anti-virus software , originally designed to protect computers from viruses, has in turn expanded to cover worms and other threats such as spyware , identity theft and adware .

Products
PC-Cillin Internet Security 2006
Kaspersky Antivirus
Zone Alarm Antivirus
EZ Antivirus
Shield Antivirus 2006
Steganos Antivirus 2006
Images
Websites
Trendmicro
Kaspersky
Zonelabs
Computer Associates
PCsecurity
Staganos
Strength
AV, Internet Security
Internet Security, Registry Mechanic
Business solutions, Back-up, protection
256-bit Encryption
Features
Very Good
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Good
Good
Update Frequency
Periodic, Automatic
Hourly, Instant
Real-time, periodic
Periodic
Periodic
Hourly
Virus detection Rate
Excellent
Excellent
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Boot sector scanning
-
Yes
-
-
-
-
Wide Application Support
Wi-Fi, Linux, Mobile
PCs, Wi-Fi, PDA, Linux
PCs, Wi-Fi
PCs, PDA, Wi-Fi, Server Appl
PCs
PCs, Wi-FI
Usability
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Very Good
Online Scanning
Yes
Yes
-
-
-
Price (Base)
$49.95
$39.95
$29.95
$39.95
$29.99
$29.95
Warranty
1 year
Till next update
1 year
1 year
1 year updates
1 year free updates
Newsletters, Knowledge base
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Customer Support
Online, Phone
24 x 7
Virtual: 24 x 7, Phone: 12 x 5
24 x 7 web support
free tech support
24 x 7

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