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Our very modern period has made us more and more dependent on computers for almost every task. We not only find that computers exist in our offices but also in different public, private and educational establishments.

Electronics, just like anything else, have some kind of life spans which is applicable to computers as well.

It is a widely known fact that the internet has changed a lot of our lives. Now we can be a lot more connected with other people and we can do all sorts of tasks just by being online. In the course of doing all those things we also supply a great deal of personal information. We might not see anything wrong with that but if those information get to the wrong people, it may not be so harmless anymore.

When you have a computer like most people do nowadays you can easily get anti virus features installed along with it so that you can keep your personal information safe and protected. There is one virus though called the W32 virus. Smitfraud which is a dangerous virus that can take your personal details and get into any file it likes.

This virus was started in 2005, so as viruses go they are quite old, they enter your system on an incoming mail with an attached. Exe file. If you open this file, it activates the virus and while it does not actually harm your data or computer they are not good to have. No virus is and it should be removed. This can be done manually or with anti virus tools.