computers

Here we you going to look at the types of computer viruses:-

Resident viruses:-
this virus will stay on your computer in RAM memory, and will corrupt all files and programs on your system


Direct Action viruses
This type of virus replicates and infects files in your pc's directory or folder it is in.It carries our these operations when your computer is booted up


Overwrite Viruses
These types of computer viruses delete the information that is contained in those files it infects, basically making them useless.you can only get rid of it by deleting the file altogether.

Boot virus:-
A boot virus affects the part of a floppy or hard disk called the boot sector, a critical part of that disk, because information is store with a program that makes it possible to start the PC for the disk.But we do not see that many of these anymore because a portable discs are not all that popular anymore.


Directory Virus:-
These types of computer viruses change paths which show where the file is located.When the infected program is executed, you are running a virus without even knowing it