Activity 5.7

The Klez Virus ~
The Klez virus is a worm that is spread through e-mail, it uses subjects like "Klez Protection" to make the victim open the attachment, The Klez virus then uses the victim's e-mail contacts and temporary files to spread it to a minimum of three people...
The virus first appeared in Oct. 2001, and the virus has mutated into a deep infection.
Approx. 1 in 300 e-Mails have a variation of the Klez virus.

The Mocmex Virus ~
The Mocmex virus collects user info and passwords and blocks most anti-virus settings and Windows Firewall and puts random files onto the infected computer and hides them.
The virus was put into Digital Photo Frames in China around Feb. 2008.
Compared to the Klez virus, these two combined would not be good for a infected computer...

Avast Anti-Virus~
Avast has several protection types:
Standard Shield ~ Real time checking against viruses and Malware
Internet Mail ~ Scans e-Mails
IM Sheild: Protects against malware getting in from Instant Messaging (IM) Programs
Outlook/Exchange ~ Scans Microsoft Outlook/Exchange
Web Shield ~ Scans HTTP and blocks certain URLs
Script blocker ~ Scans webpage for malicious scripts
Network Shield ~ protection against Worms and uses a IDS (Intrusion Detection System)