Back to Home

Cyber Bullying

Virus: a computer program that _____________________________. Viruses are dangerous and can shut your computer down. While there are many ways to get a virus, the most common is through _____________________________.
Here are some things you can do to keep your own computer safe and to keep it from threatening other computers.

1. Install ______________________________ on your computer and USE it.
2. Don’t open e-mails if you don’t know who they are from.
3. Avoid forwarded “FW:” e-mail and e-mail with file attachments containing the suffix  “_______,” “______,” or “_______.”
4. If you do want to open an attachment, scan it through the virus software first. To do this, _________________________.
Remember - sometimes even __________________ can pass on viruses unintentionally.

There are consequences for creating or spreading a virus. You can be prosecuted as a criminal.

Malicious Code: a computer program code written with the intent to ___________, ___________, or __________. Viruses are malicious code. They attach to __________ and carry out their programming which causes problems and costs money.

Worms are also malicious code. Worms work through ___________. They travel through __________________ and can bring down an entire system.

Trojan horses are another type of malicious code. These are programs that ___________________________ when downloaded. For example, you download a game, but instead the program wipes your hard drive.