Learn about computer viruses and what you can do to help prevent them. Keep your information and the library safe from illness! Slideshow developed by Tamara Murray, Web Content Librarian, and Badri Jimale, Network Administrator, as part of a Lunch & Learn series.

1. Sick of Computer Viruses? What they are… Where they came from… Why they’re here…

3. It can spread to other software after the infected application is run.

5. It was invented in the early 1970’s.

7. The Danger A virus can change the way your computer behaves. A virus can glean information from what you do on your computer. A virus can infect a single computer or a whole network of computers. A virus can make your computer or network to run slow or it can render it completely useless.

8. 60 Minutes Clip Watch this 60 Minutes clip to learn more about the power of computer viruses: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5579652n&tag=cbsnewsMainColumnArea.2

9. How Did I Contract This Virus? Running your computer “unprotected”, i.e. without anti-virus software. By opening an email with an infected attachment. Through an infected storage device, such as a USB drive, a floppy disc or a CD. Via a program obtained over the Internet or another computer network.

11. Use caution when viewing unknown files, websites or storage devices.