Computer Viruses 电脑病毒
2017-09-23
Viruses (病毒) are very, very small. We cant see them. They get into our body, well get sick.Computers can get viruses too. They can make our computers sick.
病毒是非常非常小的,我们看不见它们。可当他们进入我们的身体,我们就会生病。计算机也会感染病毒,这些病毒会让我们的电脑生病。
On May 12, a new computer virus broke out (爆发) all over the world. It is called WannaCry virus (勒索病毒). It locks your files (文件) on your computer and asks you for money.
5月12日,一种新的计算机病毒全世界爆发,它被称为“勒索病毒”。这种病毒会锁定你电脑里的文件,然后向你勒索钱财(棉花糖:这种病毒利用各种加密算法对文件进行加密,被感染的文件一般无法解密,除了病毒开发者本人,其他人几乎不可能解密。加密完成后,它还会修改电脑桌面壁纸,在桌面等明显位置生成勒索提示文件,指导用户去缴纳赎金。真是够坏的!)。
What is computer virus?什么是电脑病毒?
A computer virus is a program (程序) too. Its tiny and clever. It can find its way (途径) into your computer.It may hide in an unsafe (不安全的) email. It may hide in a CD. If you download (下载) something from an unsafe website, your computer can get a virus.
计算机病毒也是一种程序。它又小又聪明。它可以通过它的方式进入你的电脑。它可能隐藏在一个不安全的电子邮件里,也可能藏在一张CD里。如果你从一个不安全的网站下载东西的话,你的电脑可能会中病毒。
Some viruses make computers work slowly. Some damage (毁坏) your files. Some make computers break down (瘫痪).
一些病毒使计算机的运行变缓慢,一些病毒会损害你的文件,一些病毒甚至能使电脑完全瘫痪。
Who makes it?谁制造了它们?
Some people are good at writing programs for computers. They want to make troubles (麻烦) for other computer users (用户). They make computer viruses.
有些人擅长编写计算机程序。他们想给其他电脑用户制造麻烦,所以就制造了这些计算机病毒。
How to fight it?病毒克星
Anti-virus software (防病毒软件) keep your computer safe. It stops the virus getting into your computer.
防病毒软件能够让你的电脑安全无忧,它能阻止病毒进入你的电脑。
Meet the worst ones 臭名昭著的病毒
1. Name:Elk Cloner Year:1982
In 1982, Rich Skrenta was a high school student in the US. He was crazy (着迷的) about computers. He wanted to play tricks on (捉弄) his classmates. So he made Elk Cloner. It made the computer restart (重新启动) 50 times.
1982年,里奇·斯克伦塔是美国一所高中的学生。痴迷于电脑的他,为了捉弄同学,制做了Elk Cloner病毒,这种病毒会使计算机重新启动50次。
2. Name:I Love you Year:2000
It liked to attack(攻击) the computers in banks. It went into peoples computers in emails. It stole the network passwords (網络密码).
这种病毒喜欢攻击银行的计算机。它通过电子邮件进入人们的电脑,窃取网络密码。
3. Name:Panda Burning Joss Sticks (熊猫烧香) Year:2006
It was born in China. It stole (偷走) online game accounts (账户). It broke (使崩溃) peoples computers.
这种病毒诞生于中国。它窃取网络游戏帐号,破坏大家的电脑。
Are all hackers bad people?黑客都是坏蛋吗?
There are many hackers in the world. They have great computer skills (技能). They use their computers to connect (连接) to other peoples computers. They find, change or steal information. But not all hackers are bad people. There are three kinds of hackers. They have different names. They have different purposes (目的). Who are good and who are bad? Lets take a look.
世界上有很多黑客,他们都有高超的电脑技能。他们用电脑连接别人的电脑,发现、改变或窃取用户的信息。但并不是所有的黑客都是坏人。黑客有三种,他们有不同的名字,有不同的目的。谁是好的,谁是坏的?我们来看一看。
White hat 白帽子
White hat hackers keep the computer system (系统) safe. If they find a hole (漏洞) in the system, they will fix it and build a safer system.
白帽黑客保护计算机系统安全。如果他们在系统中发现一个漏洞,他们将会修复它,并建立一个更安全的系统。
Black hat 黑帽子
Black hat hackers do bad things. They get into peoples computers to steal information, like phone numbers, email addresses and credit card (信用卡) numbers. They attack websites they dont like. They make computer viruses.
黑帽黑客专做坏事。他们进入别人的电脑窃取信息,如电话号码、电子邮件地址和信用卡号。他们攻击他们不喜欢的网站。他们制造计算机病毒。
Gray hat 灰帽子
Gray hat hackers do both good and bad things. If they find a hole in the system, they dont fix it or attack it right away (马上). What will they do? It is up to (取决于) their mood.
灰帽黑客既做好事又做坏事。如果他们在系统中发现了一个漏洞,他们不会马上修复或攻击它。他们会怎么做?这取决于他们的心情。endprint