什么是计算机病毒

Author: 廖日青 Date: 1997-01-01

  Computer viruses are programs designed to replicate and spread,sometimes without indicating that they exist. Computer viruses can produce a variety of symptoms on your computer. Some viruses multiply without causing obvious changes. More malicious strains can issue random sounds or greet you with unexpected screen message. In extreme cases,viruses can damage files and hard disks.
  计算机病毒是可以复制和传播的程序,有时它们的存在并不被人所知。计算机病毒能够在计算机上产生许多征兆。有些病毒复制时并无明显的变化。较恶意的病毒能够发出随机的声音或者在屏幕上显示出预想不到的信息。在严重的情况下,病毒能够破坏文件及硬盘。
  Computer viruses can be classified by how they infect systems:
  计算机病毒可以按照其感染系统的方式进行分类:
  Boot sector virus:The boot sector is the portion of a hard disk that control how your operating system starts when you turn on your computer. A boot sector virus replaces the disk's original boot sector with its own,and loads the virus into memory. Once in memory,the virus can spread to other disks. 
  引导扇区病毒:引导扇区是硬盘的一部分,当开机时,它便控制操作系统如何动作。引导扇区病毒用它自己的数据来代替硬盘的原始引导扇区,并将病毒装入内存。病毒一旦进入内存,它就可以传播给其他磁盘。
  File infector virus:A File infector virus adds virus code to files that run programs,so the virus is activated whenever you run the program. When the virus is activated,it spreads to other program files.
  文件感染病毒:文件感染病毒将病毒代码加到可运行的程序文件中,因此这种病毒在运行程序时即被激活。当这种病毒被激活时,它就传播给其他程序文件。
  Trojan horse virus:A Trojan horse virus is disguised as a legitimate program. When you run a program infected with a Trojan horse virus,your computer may be damaged. Trojan horse viruses are much more likely to destroy files or damage disks than other viruses. Files or disks infected with a Trojan horse virus may not be recoverable.
  特洛伊马病毒:特洛伊马病毒貌似一个合法的程序,当运行感染了特洛伊马病毒的程序时,计算机可能会被损坏。与其它病毒相比,特洛伊木马病毒更有可能破坏文件或损坏硬盘。感染了特洛伊马病毒的文件或磁盘有可能不能恢复。