What is a virus?

The Hoax computer virus is a message that a computer user receives about a computer virus. This message is usually accepted in e -mail that falsely warns against a non -existent virus. Many of these fraud claim that the receiving computers will suffer from terrible fate if they come into contact with an imaginary virus. These frauds are generally harmless, but some may order users to remove certain legitimate files on their computers.

A real computer virus is a type of malicious software or malware that can cause serious problems for the computer and its users. Some computer viruses may damage your computer memory or steal the user's personal data. On the other hand, a computer virus fraud is usually just that: fraud. This fraud is trying to deceive computer users to think that there is indeed a non -existent virus. Some of these frauds can say that the recipient of the e -mail is already infected with. However, others simply warn computer users of viruslurking over the Internet. For example, some viral frauds may say that a particular virus completely erases the computer memory. Other, more outrageous virus fraud can even say that the virus will cause physical damage to the computer, which is almost impossible.

Many times e -mail with a fraud of the virus contains information from the supposed authoritative sources. He may indicate a certain computer expert or an antivirus manufacturer that it is a "worst computer virus ever". This aims to give credibility to fraud and often causes people to believe a false claim.

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Hoax virus often calls a message receiver to give it to everyone he knows. In fact, this type of message is often accepted as forwarded chain e -mail. Computer users who really deal with their friends, family and colleagues often pass on these threats of computer virus without realizing that Jare fraud.

is usually a virus fraud harmless. However, several of these fraud may cause user damage to the user. One famous Hoax virus, jdbgmgr.exe hoax, urged computer users to remove the legitimate Microsoft® file, the Debugger Java® manager. This fraud also claimed that the virus could not be detected by conventional antivirus software and need to be removed manually.