Worms+Threats

=**Computer Worms Threats**=

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**__What we are studying__**

 * Worms Threat**

**__Description__**

 * A Worm is a Computer program that has the ability to copy itself from machine to machine. Worms use up Computer processing time and network bandwid**

**__History__**

 * The actual term “Worms” was first used by //John Brunner// in his novel that was published in 1975. The first ever Computer Worm Disc was invented in 1986. the reason for this is because two companies were fighting so one company decided to create The Computer Worm to get Data from the other company and they destroyed the other company and the other company was erested because of what they had done.**

**__Affects__**

 * The U.S. government changed the IP address of www.whitehouse.gov to circumvent that particular threat from the worm and issued a general warning about the worm, advising users of Windows NT or Windows 2000 Web servers to make sure they installed the security patch. The Government had to change the White House’s Computer Website because like it says that a Computer Worm was in their system and they had to change it.**

**__How to prevent this__**

 * The way you can protect yourself from getting a Computer Worm is by doing these things that are listed below:**
 * **Don’t click on links that show how to clean your laptop**
 * **Using USB Sticks to keep data safe**
 * **Beware of internet pop ups**
 * **Anti-Virus Programs**
 * **Anti-Spyware Programs**
 * **Use a Firewall**
 * **Search protection on Google**
 * And many more are used to help protect their laptops or computer from the Worm Virus**

**__Links to Websites to help you understand about Worms in your computer__**

 * Here are some links below that will help you understand more about Worms** **that might be in your Computer or Laptop:**
 * [|**http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_worm**]
 * [|**http://computer.howstuffworks.com/virus5.htm**]
 * [|**http://www.brighthub.com/computing/smb-security/articles/68541.aspx**]
 * [|**http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/guides/internet-worms**]

**//__Worms Threat__//**

 * The U.S. Government Accountability Office put the cost of the damage at $100,000–10,000,000. It is usually reported that around 6,000 major UNIX machines were infected by the Morris worm.**


 * The Morris worm has sometimes been referred to as the "Great Worm", because of the devastating effect it had on the Internet at that time, both in overall system downtime and in psychological impact on the perception of security and reliability of the Internet.**


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