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Computer Repair is the process of troubleshooting, analyzing and repairing a computer that is not functioning correctly. This process can include a wide variety of different techniques and tool to complete this task. Computer Repair may include software, hardware and network and connectivity repair.

SOFTWARE REPAIR

Computer software issues are usually due to virus or malware infections or damage and can also be caused by corrupted operating system or other software. Software problems can also be caused by incompatible program installed on the system.

HARDWARE REPAIR

Computer hardware problems can spotted more easily than software issues. When locating hardware malfunctions, sometimes you can see the hardware is physically damaged or inoperational.

COMPUTER VIRUSES

WHAT IS A COMPUTER VIRUS?

A computer virus is a line of code designed to replicate and destroy data causing detrimental damage to computer programs and or operating systems.

THE MOST DANGEROUS COMPUTER VIRUSES EVER CREATED

WANNACRY

WannaCry Ransomware attack occurred in May, 2017 affecting over 200,000 victims worldwide. The initial attack began May 12, 2017 thru May 15, 2017. This cyber attack focused on computers running Microsoft Windows Operating Systems (Computer program designed and produced by Microsoft to make a computer more user friendly. These systems offer graphical display and data organization features to make data easily attainable. The first Windows Operating System was introduced in 1985). The ransomware cryptoworm, encrypted user data and demanded a ransom in the form of bitcoin cryptocurrency (A digital asset which requires strong cryptography to use for secure financial transactions).

This attack was stopped after only a few days by emergency patches released by Microsoft. The damages caused by the attack was estimated to range from hundreds of millions to billions of dollars. In December, 2017 the United Kingdom, Australia and the United Stated traced the attack back to North Korea.

ILOVEYOU

The ILOVEYOU virus is said to be the most dangerous virus ever created. This virus is believed to have affected more than 10% of the total computers online at that time and costing users more than 10 billion in damages. The effects were so bad that large corporations and government agencies took their mailing systems offline to eliminate the risk of infection.

Two Filipino programmers by the names of Onel de Guzman and Reonel Ramones used social engineering to lure people to click on the link. The link was titled Love Confessions. All charges were dropped to the fact there were not any law against computer viruses or malware at that time. This situation caused the creation of the enactment of the E-Commerce Law.

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