How Does a Computer Virus Work? Does Every Phone and Computer Need an Antivirus? | Elemental Ep 24

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Published on February 7, 2021 7:30:00 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PvxRmVg7uE

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Should you pay a premium and purchase an antivirus software like Avast, Norton, Kaspersky or Malwarebytes? Or should you just rely on Windows Defender? What about smartphones? More importantly, how do computer viruses, worms malware, spyware and ransomware work? We cover that and a lot more in this episode of Elemental, where we talk about the smaller things in tech that make much a bigger impact on the real world. You can catch our latest episodes every Sunday at 1.

Links for further reading/viewing
The Mythological Story of Trojan Horse: https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/arts-blog/did-trojan-horse-exist-classicist-tests-greek-myths

More on Computer Viruses: https://www.sciencefocus.com/future-technology/how-do-computer-viruses-work/

Types of Computer Malware: https://comtact.co.uk/blog/what-are-the-different-types-of-malware/

More on Antiviruses: https://www.howtogeek.com/125650/htg-explains-how-antivirus-software-works/

Compare Antiviruses Here: https://www.av-test.org/en/antivirus/home-windows/


0:00 Introduction
1:48 What is Malware
2:19 How Viruses Work
3:15 Trojan Horses
4:02 Types of Viruses Explained
4:57 Types of Malware Explained
7:03 How Antimalware/Antiviruses Work
8:54 Firewall Explained
9:26 Do You Need To Download a Separate Antivirus App?

Anchor and Animations: Shubham Raheja (https://gadgets.ndtv.com/authors/shubham-raheja-43)
Video Editor: Pankaj Rawat (https://gadgets.ndtv.com/authors/pankaj-rawat-44)


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