Coded
Corruption : A study of viruses and
other various computer threats
Team Size:
1 (Donovan Sotnikow)
Grade Level: 7-9 (Grade
9)
Subject Area: Computer
Science
Project Type: Descriptive
(Type I - Study)
Project Level: Standard
Project Format: Traditional
(HTML/Flash)
Project Summary:
This
project will mainly focus on computer
viruses. I will try to cover as many
aspects as possible.
However, as viruses are not the only
security threat in the world of computers,
hackers, security holes or vulnerabilities,
among other things will be examined
and discussed.
Software Tools
Used:
- Macromedia Dreamweaver
MX 2004
- Macromedia Flash
MX 2004
- Adobe Photoshop 8.0
CS
Hardware Tools
Used:
| Case: |
ANTEC
LANBOY MINI TOWER ALUMINUM SMARTBLUE
350W |
| Power
Supply: |
See above. Included with case. |
| CPU: |
AMD
ATHLON XP 2500+ 512K 333FSB SOCKET
A BARTON |
| Motherboard: |
ASUS
A7N8X-X NFORCE2 400 SOCKETA AGP8X
5PCI USB2.0 ATA133 |
| Cooling: |
None
- Standard Airflow Scheme |
| Memory
(RAM): |
2
KINGSTON VALUERAM 256MB PC2700 333MHZ
CAS2.5 DDR NON ECC = 512MB TOTAL |
| Videocard: |
ATI
RADEON 9600SE 128MB DDR AGP VGA
DVI-I TV OUT |
| Soundcard: |
None
- NForce2 chipset has onboard 5.1
surround sound |
| Floppy
Drive: |
SONY
BLACK 1.44MB 3.5IN FLOPPY DRIVE |
| CD-RW
Drive: |
PLEXTOR
PLEXWRITER CDRW 52/32/52A INT ATAPI
BLACK |
| Hard
Drive: |
WD
CAVIAR SE 200GB 7200RPM ATA100 8MB
CACHE |
| CRT
Monitor: |
LG 17IN 700S .27MM STUDIOWORKS 1280X1024
60HZ |
| Keyboard: |
See
Below. Included with mouse. |
| Mouse: |
LOGITECH CORDLESS MX DUO MX700 MOUSE
KEYBOARD |
Idea Inspiration:
Computer
viruses are appearing more and more
in the news and media. Tons of alerts
and warnings are thrown all about.
But what does "high alert"
mean? What is the difference between
a worm and a Trojan horse?
Although I already knew the answers
to those questions, I knew that I only
have a basic understanding of viruses.
I couldn't help but wonder what I did
not know about viruses...and what
they are capable of...
Special
Thanks :
I
would like to thank the people at www.virusportal.com
for their help with this project and
also for allowing me to link to their
website for examples and details of
specific viruses/virus types. Thanks
guys!
Special skills
used:
- HTML, JavaScript,
Flash, ActionScript
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