A computer virus is a program that infects files on your computer or network server, and then makes copies of it. Some can damage or destroy your files. Viruses usually trick you into taking some action (clicking a link, downloading a file), which transmits the virus to your computer. You can get a virus via email, a web link or if it is hidden inside a file or application that you download from the internet.
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