So, your surfing' the net when poof! Your computer screen goes blank and nothing on your keyboard works. You curse several times loudly, while smacking the monitor. Nothing happens, your computer has just crashed due to a virus. And no it's not West Nile, Small Pox or Polio.

Computer viruses have been around for many years, since about 1986. Who invented computer viruses? Where were they created? Can you create them? All of these questions will be answered, as well as a short timeline of virus history and highlight of some recent major viruses.

First, What is a computer virus? And how do you protect yourself from them? Then, A short timeline of virus' history. And, finally a few recent major viruses. What is a computer virus? A computer virus is a program or piece of software that copies itself to your PC, or attaches itself to...