Viruses and malware

What is a computer virus?

• Covid-19

• The flu

• An infection of a computer that spreads to other computers.

• A cold

What does a computer virus do?

• Post on your instagram.

• Damage your computer.

• Delete the internet.

• Give your computer a fever.

What is one way to prevent computer viruses?

• Staying 2 metres away from your computer.

• Wearing a face mask

• Not opening emails from people you don't know.

• Wearing gloves.

What is a Trojan?

• A wooden horse.

• A computer game.

• An editable Word document.

• Something that looks like a safe computer program that isn't one.

You can get a virus from a text message attachment.

• True

• False

You can get viruses from social media websites.

• True

• False

What is spam?

• Emails or text messages that you haven't asked for.

• A deleted email.

• A meme.

• A video that has gone viral.

How do you prevent spam email?

• Avoid opening or clicking links on emails from strangers.

• Click unsubscribe on the bottom of the email.

• Reply to it.

• Use an email address that is easy to remember.

Which of these is not anti-virus software?

• Anti-freeze

• Kapersky

• McAffee

• Nortons

You can have a virus on your computer and not know it is there.

• True

• False