Norton Symantec Blog

The release of a research paper in Nature threw up some interesting findings when it was published last month. Viruses, the report claimed, were just a susceptible to infection as the organisms that they attack. Large viruses, for example one like hepatitis B, runs a constant danger of being attacked by other ‘micro’ viruses, which could mutate or even on occasions destroy them.

The same principle, according to online security engineers, also holds true for Internet bound viruses. Dangerous sequences of coding can often collide, joining together and forming long stands of harmless code that nonetheless weigh down your computer. On occasion, two dangerous viruses can fuse together whilst retaining their dangerous properties – it is occasions such as these that are expected to cause widespread damage to unprotected personal computers.

“The best way to protect your computer for the dangerous consequences of catching online viruses remains the presence of a robust and fully functionally virus scan product,� a Symantec spokesperson today claimed. “The fact remains, unprotected PCs are liable to suffer damage at one time or another.�