What are computer viruses?

3311>Great answer to your question on Wikipedia...





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_vi...
Reply:a virus is a piece of code that basically does something to your computer that, if you knew it was going on, you would not want it to be happening


in simple terms.
Reply:A malicious computer program designed specifically to replicate itself and spread from computer to computer. A virus may damage hardware, software, or data.





Examples: Spyware, adware, malware, all weird wares! LOL





viruses are nightmares. but you can fix them with an antivirus.
Reply:read these two arciles for a good understanding of computer viruses.





http://computer.howstuffworks.com/virus....


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_vi...





and this page on Microsoft's site has a number of useful articles about viruses, how they work, and how t oprotect against them.





http://www.microsoft.com/protect/compute...