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Common questions that many people may ask themselves about computer virus or malware  What is computer virus and malware? What are types or common viruses/malware that attack computers? What are the Characteristics or features of computer viruses /malware How they spread in computers?            What are actions to prevent computer virus? What is computer virus? Computer virus refers to a computer program which damages computer systems and may destroy or erases data files. Malware or Malicious software are any software program or file that is intentionally harmful to a computer, network or server.  These two words, computer virus and malware are used interchangeably as the same meaning Therefore Computer virus is a type of malicious software or malware that spreads between computers and causes damage to data and software. Computer virus aim to disrupt systems and result into data loss and leakage. The following are the common types of computer vi...