ABSTRACT

This study was carried out to examine the impact of computer virus attacks and preventive mechanisms among personal computer (PC) users. It explores how to provide computer virus attack and guidelines on how individuals can protect their personal computer (PC) against virus attacks. It is important to address the virus attacks and its preventive mechanisms among the personal computer users in this electronic global world. After identification of typical factors which leads to computer virus attacks the possible solutions are put forwarded to personal computer users to surmount this virus attacks and their future improvement in computer usage.

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1   Background of the Study

        This research paper targets to find the factors which leads the virus attacks among personal computer users. Today’s society has seen a dramatic increase in the use of computers. As a result users of personal computer today need to have a comprehensive virus protection mechanisms to face the growing threats of computer viruses. Virus attacks on computer are more harmful that shows up more damage to the computer. It is important to analyze the actions that a virus performs in one’s system and also the activities that are possible to occur over time. This helps in protecting our PC with needful security mechanisms to safeguard the secure information. The purpose of this research paper is to introduce to the reader the threats that the computer viruses can create and provide guidelines on how individuals can protect themselves against these viruses.

        Nowadays many computer viruses are designed to self-replicate and self-install over a very short period of time. They come encoded with specific instructions to destroy and advance through its host computer, and can affect a multitude of programs and applications very quickly. Recognizing the symptoms of a computer virus can help to successfully remove it from the infected computer as quickly as possible; the sooner this is completed, the easier it will be to recover any documents or programs that may be damaged, and prevent the virus from further spreading. After identification of typical factors which leads to computer virus attacks the possible solutions are put forwarded to PC users to surmount this virus attacks and for their future improvement in computer usage.

1.2   Statement of the Problem

        Researcher conducted an preliminary interview among the Personal Computer (PC) users with regard to their computer usage and its interruption. People are using computers for several purposes like internet surfing, social media, e-commerce, e-learning, preparing documents, entertainment...etc. It is notable that most of the personal computer users are using internet based activities and it has high possibility to virus infection from the internet. Researcher’s interview revealed that computer virus attacks are occur in numerous ways due to the user’s lack of knowledge about virus infection, unprotected system, antivirus not installed etc. Research question is raised as “what are the reasons for computer virus attacks and what possible preventive mechanisms to safeguard the personal computer user’s system.

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