The history of computer viruses dates back to 1986. Computer viruses used to spread by disk. But as the Internet became popular, viruses started spreading faster by e-mail. It all started in 1999 when Melissa virus infected over 100,000 computers. The Love Letter virus caused damages of more than billion in 2000. In 2003 the Slammer Worm almost brought the entire Internet down. These and other famous computer viruses and fast spreading worms have harmed the Web with malicious computing. To prevent damages, virus protection and removal programs have become the norm. Below are articles which provide information on computer viruses, virus protection software, virus removal tools and anti virus programs.



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