computer viruses

At age fourteen, Tim Corder is considered to be the most dangerous criminal on the planet, but when the World Wide Web and every computer connected to it are threatened by a virus, his expertise may be the only hope.

This book discusses the problem of viruses, a kind of malware, and describes combating computer viruses and other malware.

Examines how hackers are able to infect computer systems with damaging viruses, how those viruses spread, their effects upon businesses, and how to protect computers from viruses.

MegaMan, a cyberspace superhero, calls upon his best friend and NetOperator, Lan Hikari, as well as his superpal ProtoMan, in an effort to stop the evil Dr. Wily from taking over the Net with the deadly LifeVirus.

In the year 200X, on a utopian Earth fused with cyberspace, fifth grader Lan Hikari becomes synchronized with an Internet hero called MegaMan and finds himself fighting an evil organization seeking to destroy his near-perfect world.

Using the history of the Conficker computer worm as a centerpiece, the author discusses the war raging over the Internet between those who want to exploit it and those who aim to protect it.

"Read about this history of cybercrime, and learn about the different types of scams--from phising to spam to hacking--that take place on the internet"--Provided by publisher.