Question about virus defense

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a. How can an individual machine get infected with the virus you are researching and how does it spread to other machines?
b. What damage might the virus do?
c. Give the complete web addresses of where you found this information.
d. Research a virus protection software and determine.
i. How many different virus signatures do they detect? (If you cannot find all the viruses they detect, can you find a listing of some, if so
what is that URL?)
ii. How often do they recommend obtaining updates?
iii. Give the complete web addresses of where you found this information.
e. Can your computer still get infected even if your virus software is up-to date

I need to identify 2 real computer viruses, correctly identify how the virus works and the types of damage it does. The web addresses must be valid. I also need to identify a virus protection software and describe the number of viruses they detect, how often updates are recommended and the correct web address to where you found this information.

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