{"id":847,"date":"2013-02-28T22:39:06","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T06:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/e-olio.com\/cknow\/cms\/?p=847"},"modified":"2013-04-01T21:36:58","modified_gmt":"2013-04-02T04:36:58","slug":"cknow-virus-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cknow.com\/cms\/vtutor\/cknow-virus-tutorial.html","title":{"rendered":"CKnow Virus Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Computer Knowledge tutorial on computer viruses. We&#8217;ll discuss what they are, give you some history, discuss protection from viruses, and mention some of the characteristics of a virus hoax.<\/p>\n<p>Keep in mind that not everything that goes wrong with a computer is caused by a computer virus or worm. Both hardware and software failure is still a leading cause of computer problems.<\/p>\n<p>You can read each page in turn and use the navigation buttons at the bottom of each page or by using the contents for each category. 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