It seems as if I just wrote a column on computer viruses, but my e-mail and new developments make the topic worth revisiting. It's clear many of us don't understand viruses or how they can harm our computers. I'll keep this column on the basic side and maybe we all can learn something. And there are some frightening new viruses out there now that even experienced users might not know about.
Viruses are major problems on company computers .
They also spread like wildfire on college campuses. Let's start easy. A virus is a program that infects your computer. Some attack and erase certain files. Some will erase your entire hard drive.