What do computer viruses do?

May 24, 2016 The most enduring and frightening characteristic of a computer virus is the fact that it is capable of reproducing on its own and transmitting to other computer systems, so that it can spread the infection. read more

Some computer viruses are programmed to harm your computer by damaging programs, deleting files, or reformatting the hard drive. Others simply replicate themselves or flood a network with traffic, making it impossible to perform any internet activity. read more

Early on, viruses had varied utilities and were engineered mostly by people in computer science industries. College students created viruses for research projects in order to help further their studies and fine-tune their coding skills. read more