Viruses can find their way to almost any device - from Windows and Macs to iPhones and Androids.
Yes, even phones are susceptible, especially Android phones - a report showed that Android devices accounted for 26% of all infected devices, including Windows computers, IoT devices and iPhones. While Macs are often said to be more secure than PCs , recent data shows that this is not actually true, as more threats are now being detected on a Mac compared to a Windows PC.
Anyway, do not worry. We have summarized the most common computer viruses and how you can avoid them below:
MacrovirusThis type of computer virus is normally found in Microsoft Office applications. Word and Excel files are favorite places for macro viruses to embed themselves in. Like most other viruses (except spacefiller viruses about the latter), macro viruses increase the file size when they infect them, because they attach their own code into the file. When a macro virus infects a file, it can easily spread to other computers when the file is shared, for example via email.
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Boat sector virusLike Tamagotchi, boot sector viruses are horrible little things that were big in the 90's and are thus one of the oldest types of viruses. Boot sector virus goes directly to the kernel of your computer and affects the boot or 'boot' process. In the past, these viruses spread through floppy disks. Nowadays, they attach to email or USB sticks. If your computer detects one of these, you need an expert to perform a complete system formatting ( Windows , Mac ).