Abstract In "Anti-virus Software Must be Free. Here's Why," Robert Vamosi bemoans the prohibitive cost of the highest quality antiviral software by the major providers. Vamosi decries the poor quality of software by lower-cost companies and portrays how, as a result, millions of computers remain vulnerable to viruses and worms. The paper shows how the ever-changing nature of computer viruses circulating around the Internet means antiviral software is useless without periodic updates. The cost of updating the software is beyond the average person's means. The paper quotes Vamosi's contention that these updates should not cost the consumer who may not realize the damage viruses can cause.
From the Paper "At present, Microsoft has failed to realize its promise of creating such antiviral protection. Thus, Vamosi's challenge remains to the major antiviral companies, to offer a free version of high-quality antiviral product for desktop PCs specifically targeted at home users. Vamosi suggests initially teasing the customer by offering a free version of the premium software for a trial period to home users. If the customer was satisfied, then the vendor could sell it to the customer at a reasonable price. If the customer decided not to buy, the consumer could continue to use a stripped-down-but-still-functional version of the program. Unlike current free antiviral software, which Vamosi says is of poor quality, the free trial software would have to be good enough to impress the consumer: "I've received many letters from readers who've downloaded a free app only to find it didn't protect them from the latest virus or worm." (Vamosi, 2004)"
Abstract This paper examines how the Internet, while it is a useful tool, is also much like an open sea with predators lurking in every corner. It looks at how these predators are called computer viruses and how they exist to damage data on your hard drive, delete files, and sometimes even steal personal information about the user. It provides an overview of the different types of viruses, such as boot, program, and script viruses and also discusses anti-virus programs.
From the Paper "A human virus, when attacking a body, exists only for one purpose. This purpose is to replicate. Once it has successfully attacked a cell (or cells) in the body, it begins to transcript its DNA over and over, creating many copies of itself. These virus copies eventually spread to infect the person. Computer viruses are all manmade. They simply reproduce over and over again, which may seem to be relatively harmless, but even these can crash a computer system. Some viruses are not active until the user starts the infected application. Some viruses become active when your computer is turned on, and stay active until you turn your computer off."
Abstract This paper deals with the different types of computer viruses, discussing how infection occurs and how they can be eliminated. A brief history of computer viruses and some anti-viral techniques are also explained.
Outline
What is a Computer Virus?
Brief History of Computer Virus Virus Types
How Infection Occurs
Preventing Infections
Conclusion and Recommendation
From the Paper "Computer virus is defined as a parasitic computer program that infects another legitimate program, which is sometimes called the ?host.? This program is mainly designed to replicate and to avoid detection. Just like any other program, it must be executed first by loading it from the computer's memory so that the computer follows the virus's code. Some of the viruses are harmless and simply trick the computer users into believing that their computers have been infected. Unfortunately, most of the viruses are very malicious and can do big damage to the computer. It can dislocate or change data files, display an annoying message or picture, cause the operating system to malfunction or even erase the entire content of a hard disk."
Abstract The writer proposes that the best strategy for handling any computer virus is to ensure that anti-virus software is being constantly run on the computer. The writer further details how it is equally important to ensure that the operating system (OS) of the computer is constantly upgraded with the necessary patches offered by the manufacturer. The paper discusses how anti-virus software automatically scans emails and their attachments prior to letting the user open them on the computer. The paper examines how a firewall can be used to prevent infection.
From the Paper "The first PC virus, Basit and Amjad Farooq Alvi, in Lahore Pakistan and as a deterrent to prevent piracy of copies of the software that they had written, created 'Brian' in 1986. 'Ashar' virus written using similar code is though to predate the Brian virus by many analysts. Prior to networks, viruses were generally transmitted through removable storage mediums such as floppy disks and "viruses spread by infecting programs stored on these disks, while others installed themselves into the disk boot sector, ensuring that they would be run when the user booted the computer from the disk." (Wikipedia, 2006) With the creation of the Internet and the availability of shareware and freeware, distributing viruses across multiple users became increasingly easy. In addition the market for illegal software also help many virus developers create new and unique virus for corrupting information from the users of these illegal copies."
Tags: replicate, Michelangelo, logic, bomb, Windows, Mac, Linux, Apple, DOS
Abstract This paper explains that part of the reason that computer viruses are so prevalent is that many people are not adequately informed about what they are, how they work and what can be done to avoid them. The author points out that the sole purpose of computer viruses is to cause damage to the computer, much like the sole purpose of human viruses is to cause damage to the body. The paper also relates that some people claim that the government needs to combat computer viruses because they can halt the operations of businesses, which slow the economy, and potentially can wreak havoc on the government itself.
Outline:
Introduction
Attention Material
Orienting Material
Central Idea
Computer Viruses Users' Worst Enemy
Do Not Understand
What They Are
How They Work
How to Avoid
Body
What are Computer Viruses?
Maliciously Spread Software Programs
Emails and Infected Files and Disks
Corrupt Hardware, Erase Files, Destroy Computers
How Work?
Self-Reproduction and Mass Transference
"Love Bug"
What can be Done?
Anti-Virus Software
Government Intervention
Be Proactive
Conclusion
Devastating Consequences
Prevent
Clincher
From the Paper "One of the most famous email viruses - also referred to as worms - is the "Love Bug" virus that began spreading in the first year of the new millennium. People would receive an email with the subject line reading "I Love You" and would open the attached 'love letter' that came with it. Much to their chagrin, the attachment was really a destructive virus that destroyed millions of dollars of computer equipment, not to mention crippling business and personal transactions across the globe."
Tags: firewalls, love bug, proactive attacks antidote
Abstract This paper examines the network security measures that are available. The paper first discusses the proper configuration for networks and its importance. It then looks at firewalls, anti-virus software, encryption software and biometrics. Finally, the paper discusses the specific strategies and technologies that should be considered if an organization chooses to use a wireless network.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Security for Networks
Security Issues Unique to Wireless Networks
Conclusion
From the Paper "For this reason, some organizations have actually begun to use biometrics to identify users. Biometrics allows the organization to scan a user attempting to enter the network using certain physical characteristics that are unique. In most cases finger prints and Iris Scans are used (Stallings, 2006). Most organizations that use this type of advanced security transmit highly sensitive information over their networks. This type of security measure guarantees that unauthorized persons will not have access to the network or the sensitive information that is contained on the network."
Abstract This paper studies the Ebola virus, its history, symptoms and treatment. The author explains that the virus is only thirty years old and no one is able to determine its origins. Since there is no vaccine, the paper concentrates on treatment research and efforts to contain the virus.
From the Paper "Throughout history, the cause of most deaths among humankind has been infectious viruses. There is no more horrific and lethal infectious virus than Ebola. The Ebola virus has an extremely high lethality rate, killing approximately ninety percent of those people that become infected. To make matters worse, there is no treatment or vaccine to counter the effects of the virus. This research paper will explore the Ebola virus in three segments: history of the Ebola virus, symptoms of the Ebola virus and the treatment/containment of the Ebola virus."
Abstract This paper explains the structure, composition and function of viruses and bacteria. The paper also describes a disease caused by a virus and its treatment as well as a virus caused by a bacterium and its treatment. In addition, the paper discusses the development of antibiotic resistance by bacteria.
From the Paper "Viruses are not composed of cells and cannot metabolize or multiply on their own. They consist of either DNA or RNA in from four to thousands of genes surrounded by a protein coat. Sometimes there is an additional coat surrounding the protein. Viruses can be as small as ribosomes or large enough to be seen under a normal light microscope. The genes of a virus can be composed of single-stranded or double-stranded DNA or RNA and the coat can consists of one..."
Abstract This paper describes and analyzes anxieties about blood-born illnesses as they appear in horror films. It focuses on the shift between fears about AIDS in the 1980s, as portrayed in Katheryn Bigelow's 1984 film "Near Dark", to fears about global epidemics, as in Danny Boyle's 2002 film "28 Days Later...". It looks at how while one film attempts builds on anxieties about a virus infecting the most sacred place and institution in American society, the country and the family and how the other builds upon the recent discovery of animal-related viruses crossing into humans, with particular reference to Mad Cow Disease. It shows how although using two different types of classic horror film "monsters" the vampire and the zombie, both films express fears about epidemics, though one is an isolated incident and is cured, the other is a globalized event and ends in an apocalyptic fashion.
From the Paper "Near Dark surfaced in a climate of AIDS paranoia, and this fear is reflected within the film's blood-born illness of vampirism (Nixon 119). In 1987, the year Near Dark was released, anxiety about HIV/AIDS was peaking; the novel And the Band Played On was already on the bestseller list, over 26,000 Americans had already died of AIDS, and in Arcadia, Florida, the Ray family, with three hemophiliac and HIV-positive sons, had their home burned down by their paranoid neighbours (Nixon 127-128). It is hardly surprising to find vampirism acting as a metaphor for the AIDS virus; traditionally, the vampire has been seen by anthropologists as a mythic transformation to explain death from misunderstood natural causes, and has been particularly linked to venereal disease (Silver 20; Nixon 118)."
This paper defines and discusses the growing problem of computer viruses and the latest methods available to ward off the threat hackers and other online predators seeking to steal personal and sensitive information by way of the internet.
Abstract This paper lists and focuses on the three main types of computer viruses as well as the damage they cause to both individuals and businesses. The writer of this paper details the distinct differences between the Worm virus and the Trojan Horse. This paper examines the latest strategies and tools developed to thwart off potential hackers and computer criminals while also discussing their effectiveness.
From the Paper "The vast majority of individuals who use a computer and the Internet for personal and or business activities are aware of the potential havoc that can be wrought by computer viruses. In addition to standard computer viruses new classes of Internet threats such as worms and Trojan Horses which act like viruses but have distinct differences have emerged. This report examines the new threats posed by computer viruses and similar threats along with the defenses against these viruses that have been developed."
Abstract In this article, the writer notes that in the 1980s it became apparent that AIDS was present throughout the social order and that a disease that had the potential of destroying mankind had finally emerged. AIDS was initially thought to be the result of homosexual encounters, drug addiction or connected to different social cultures in some manner. The writer points out that by 1983 a vast number of theories began to be published that suggested that AIDS was a man-made virus that was intended to control both the world's population and the population of specific cultural groups. However, as time progressed it became evident that AIDS was also emerging in the heterosexual population, providing evidence that AIDS was non-discriminatory with regard to race or sexual orientation. The writer concludes that regardless of the social groups that were targeted or the people that were ultimately affected by the virus, the fact remains that there are those within the social order that have too much power over their fellow human beings and that their insistence of controlling mankind may lead to the complete destruction of all people.
From the Paper "The theories cite different methods of creating the virus, as well as varying means of ensuring that it was spread throughout the population. What is evident, however, is that the timeline in each of the theories for the development and dispersement of the virus remains the same and that there is nothing related to the composition of the AIDS virus that could have been created by anything other than man. Therefore, regardless of the choice of man made AIDS theories that are accepted by individuals within society, it is apparent that the evidence overwhelmingly demonstrates that people within the social order had a hand in the existence of the most frightening disease known to man - AIDS.
"Douglass contends that the evidence that AIDS is a man made virus is overwhelming. Douglass cites a memorandum from the World health Organization (WHO) in which WHO officials called on scientists to discover if there could be a man made virus that would have the same effect on the human race that species specific virus' had on some animals."
Abstract This paper discusses the classification, structure and functioning of bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites. The paper presents the methods of reproduction and mechanisms of pathogenesis, and then lists the antimicrobial agents used against them. For each case, the paper highlights one disease and discusses the laboratory diagnosis.
From the Paper "Bacteria are prokaryotes, i.e. they do not have their DNA enclosed in a nucleus. They are among the earliest life forms that appeared on Earth billions of years ago and helped change the environment, creating oxygen which enabled higher forms to evolve..."
Abstract This essay argues that Ernest Hemingway's "The Sun Also Rises" is anti-Semitic in terms of its treatment of the character Robert Cohn. Cohn is painted in a negative light and none of the characters like him. Cohn is the anti-hero, yet he has Jewishness intentionally imposed upon him. In this respect, "The Sun Also Rises" involves anti-Semitism.
Abstract The following assignment is for a third year sociology course. The topic discussed is collective social behaviour. The collective social behavior examined in this assignment is anti-war demonstrations. The writer uses social contagion theory and emergent norm theory in order to examine the nature of anti-war demonstrations.
From the Paper "Collective behavior is a very broad area of study. For example, in Collective Behavior Erich Goode states, 'Rumors and legends, fads, and collective protest- these and other social phenomena make up the subject matter of the field of collective Behavior'. Collective behavior is the relatively spontaneous, unstructured, extra institutional behavior of a fairly large number of individuals. The fact that collective behavior is such a diverse area of study means that many activities can be used to examine it. For this paper, demonstrations against the war in Iraq or anti-war demonstrations as they are commonly called will be used to examine many of the theories about collective behavior."
Abstract This paper summarizes the debate between the Federalists and Anti-federalists of the constitutional congress. It suggests some ongoing problems in American public life which demonstrate the main issues which drove that debate, far from being resolved during the constitution's ratification, continue to resonate in current events. This paper discusses the Ratification Debate and the major issues which drove the debate between the Federalists and the Anti-federalists: Distribution of power, protection of rights, limitations of institutions and the ongoing Relevance.
From the Paper "In the last few days of September in 1787, the Confederation Congress met to debate and construct a new Constitution of the United States. The document they wrote and sent for ratification to the thirteen states that made up the newly-formed country was intended to replace the Articles of Confederation that had ordered the nation since its inception. The nation was reaching a crisis point, as the experiment had been going poorly. Surprisingly, perhaps, the problem was not one of the many possible economic problems that new nations are likely to experience when reconstructing after a long and difficult war. As Gordon Wood (1969) argues, the general economy was running well and people felt comfortable and even prosperous (p. 395). Rather, the concerns that brought the nation's leading politicians together were primarily political. "
