Viruses on computers evolve

Many things in this world all evolve. Whether if it's to suit your needs or if it's a struggle to survive, many things evolve. Like humans, they started from the "Australopithecus" then into the "Homo Habilis" then into the "Homo Erectus" and so on until us "Homo Sapiens". So basically, evolution is everywhere, especially in digital life. As computers evolve, so do applications, technologies, and even viruses. Viruses infect your computer, hack your files, steal your information, or maybe even stop your computer from working. In a real life situation, if you have a virus and something that tries to kill the virus, then the virus has to evolve. It's the same situation here, as computers become more complex, so do viruses.

So why do people even want to create viruses if it's very bad for your computers?  Well one main reason is profit. One possible theory can be that the anti-virus creators created the viruses in order to make profit and well, earn a lot of money. People spread viruses because of business, information thievery, pranks, jokes, and to break people's computers. Viruses can come into your computers in many ways. One can be an internet download file, or an advertisement, or a file from another infected computer, or phishing websites, and tons more. In 2004, there were 37 million infected files. There are so many viruses today that every 3.5 seconds, a "threat" is shown to a computer because there's a possible virus.

Tabouli, Julie. "Threat Morphosis: Evolution of the Computer Virus [infographic]." Daily Infographic. Daliy Inforgraphic, 18 Mar. 2012. Web. 25 Mar. 2012. <http://dailyinfographic.com/threat-morphosis-evolution-of-the-computer-virus-infographic?utm_source=feedburner>.