3.5. Getting an A+
This chapter introduces the concepts of viruses and malicious software. Some key points to remember when you take the A+ Certification exam are
A virus is a program that does harm to your system.
Popular types of viruses are file, boot sector, and macro viruses.
Other types of malicious software are Trojan horse viruses, worms, and spyware.
You may use antivirus software to remove viruses from your system and antispyware software to remove spyware from your system.
Be sure to update your virus definitions on a regular basis so that your virus protection software can protect your system against the most popular viruses.
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