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<rss xmlns:ps="http://trailfire.com" version="2.0"><channel><title>"The World of Viruses" by trailer</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/trailer/trails/32338</link><category>trailer/trails</category><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Top 10 hilarious computer viruses</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/trailer/marks/77718</link><description><![CDATA[The I Love You virus hit the Internet in 2000 and corrupted image and music files. Identified initially by the words `I love you` or `Joke: Very Funny` in the subject line of an email, the virus overwrote important boot files. These masqueraded as Mother`s Day messages or Lithuanian flirting techniques – some email came with the tag `Let`s meet for a cup of coffee,` in Lithuanian, of course. The list is of the top 10 in viruses...the hilarious ones of course.]]></description><category>The World of Viruses</category><author>trailer</author><pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:02:20 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:77718</guid></item><item><title>Howstuffworks &amp;quot;How Computer Viruses Work&amp;quot;</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/trailer/marks/80186</link><description><![CDATA[Computer viruses tend to grab our attention. On the one hand, viruses show us how vulnerable we are. A properly engineered virus can have an amazing effect on the worldwide Internet. On the other hand, they show how sophisticated and interconnected human beings have become]]></description><category>The World of Viruses</category><author>trailer</author><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:28:24 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:80186</guid></item><item><title>McAfee - Virus Information</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/trailer/marks/80190</link><description><![CDATA[<P>Computer viruses are called viruses because they share some of the traits of <A HREF="http://science.howstuffworks.com/virus-human.htm">biological viruses</A>. A computer virus passes from computer to computer like a biological virus passes from person to person.</P><P>There are similarities at a deeper level, as well.&nbsp; A computer virus must <B>piggyback</B> on top of some other program or document in order to get executed. Once it is running, it is then able to infect other programs or documents. Obviously, the analogy between computer and biological viruses stretches things a bit, but there are enough similarities that the name sticks.</P>]]></description><category>The World of Viruses</category><author>trailer</author><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:31:11 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:80190</guid></item><item><title>What is a computer virus?</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/trailer/marks/80195</link><description><![CDATA[<P>Once a virus is on your computer, its type or the method it used to get there is not as important as removing it and preventing further infection. So it is important to prevent a virus from entering your system and spoiling it.</P>]]></description><category>The World of Viruses</category><author>trailer</author><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:33:57 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:80195</guid></item><item><title>LEARN THE NET: Computer Viruses</title><link>http://www.trailfire.com/trailer/marks/80200</link><description><![CDATA[Viruses, worms and Trojan horses are human-made software programs created specifically to wreak havoc on personal computers and networks. The chance of contracting one of these computer viruses over the Internet has increased dramatically. In fact, unless you run anti-virus software, your computer will almost certainly become infected. Typically, you get a virus by opening infected e-mail attachments.]]></description><category>The World of Viruses</category><author>trailer</author><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:34:43 -0700</pubDate><guid isPermalink="false">trailfire:markId:80200</guid></item></channel></rss>
