| View Larger Image | Computer Viruses For Dummies | Paperbackby Peter H. Gregory (Author)
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| | Binding: | Paperback | | Publisher: | For Dummies | | Edition: | illustrated editionth Edition | | Page Count: | 288 Pages | | Publication Date: | August 27, 2004 | | Sales Rank: | 195,382th |
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Product Description
* Offers real, practical solutions to help ordinary users keep viruses out of their e-mail in-boxes-and explains how to respond when one slips through * In 2003, there was a major virus attack almost every month, which cost businesses worldwide an estimated $55 billion and did untold damage to home computers * Explains what viruses are and how they work, profiles major anti-virus software packages, shows how to keep anti-virus software updated, and helps people adopt safer computer work habits * The book's value price and compact size will make it irresistible to people who need to protect their home PC or network |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 2 reviews)
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Brief overview of threats to your computer and how you can defend your self. by P. Hall  5 Stars
January 13, 2008
This book isn't about writing viruses. The book is about how you can help defend against the threats of the internet. This is a very introductory book for the non-technical reader. Overall it gives a good organized summary of what you can do to protect yourself all of which are subjects that this book gives a very brief overview of.
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Viruses and More by John Matlock (Winnemucca, NV) 5 Stars
September 17, 2004
The one thing about viruses that I've always wanted to know: why do people want to write and propagate virus programs. Surprisingly he does make some comments about virus writers, not to specifically identify them, but to give some history and general comments. I don't know that this was a help, but it's at least interesting.
Beyond viruses, this book also goes into other forms of nasty programs like Trojan Horses, HiJackers (that replace your home page with theirs), worms, Phishing Scams, and Spyware. I'd have liked to have seen just a little more about some of these, such as an evaluation of the anti- software that is available.
Like all the For Dummies books, this is a good introductory book, not the final word. But if you have a computer connected to the web, you'd best be paying at least some attention to Viruses, and this is a good start.
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