Computer Viruses

Computer Viruses can infect systems through normal web activities such as visiting websites, opening emails, and installing software.  Viruses are "programmed to harm your computer by damaging programs, deleting files, or reformatting the hard drive.  Others simply replicate themselves or flood a network with traffic, making it impossible to perform any activity." 

Malware symptoms include slow performance, data loss, and computer crashes.  Its important to have a firewall and good antivirus program like Avast for protection.  Any suspicious emails should be deleted.  

This relates to the New Media text in that it provides valuable information in protecting yourself in the world wide web.  The web is so open and vulnerable to dangerous activity and invasion of privacies.  

Resource:

Webroot.  Computer Virus Information.  Retrieved from https://www.webroot.com/us/en/home/resources/articles/pc-security/computer-security-threats-computer-viruses