Virus - Definition
A Virus in relation to a computer is a piece of code or an actual program that is loaded onto a person’s computer without his or her knowledge. Depending on the type of virus, an entire hard drive can be wiped out in a matter of minutes. Additionally, a computer virus can be transmitted to another computer through shared files or emails. To protect a computer from such viruses, anti-virus software such as McAfee, Symantec, AVG etc., must be downloaded and installed on your system.
Top Reasons To Wipe Away Your Internet History
- Information about all the sites you have visited is stored on your computer!
- Every image you have ever viewed, sent or received over the Internet is stored on your hard drive!
- There is a record of every program that you have ever downloaded or used on your hard drive!
- The windows delete button and the empty recycle bin option does NOT completely delete your files!
- Cleaning your History Files improves the speed of your computer and frees valuable disk space!
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