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,我們看不見它們。可當他們進入我們的身體,我們就會生病。計算機也會感染病毒,這些病毒會讓我們的電腦生病。
On May 12, a new computer virus broke out (爆發) 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,一種新的計算機病毒全世界爆發,它被稱為“勒索病毒”。這種病毒會鎖定你電腦里的文件,然后向你勒索錢財(棉花糖:這種病毒利用各種加密算法對文件進行加密,被感染的文件一般無法解密,除了病毒開發者本人,其他人幾乎不可能解密。加密完成后,它還會修改電腦桌面壁紙,在桌面等明顯位置生成勒索提示文件,指導用戶去繳納贖金。真是夠壞的!)。
What is computer virus?什么是電腦病毒?
A computer virus is a program (程序) too. Its tiny and clever. It can find its way (途徑) into your computer.It may hide in an unsafe (不安全的) email. It may hide in a CD. If you download (下載) something from an unsafe website, your computer can get a virus.
計算機病毒也是一種程序。它又小又聰明。它可以通過它的方式進入你的電腦。它可能隱藏在一個不安全的電子郵件里,也可能藏在一張CD里。如果你從一個不安全的網站下載東西的話,你的電腦可能會中病毒。
Some viruses make computers work slowly. Some damage (毀壞) your files. Some make computers break down (癱瘓).
一些病毒使計算機的運行變緩慢,一些病毒會損害你的文件,一些病毒甚至能使電腦完全癱瘓。
Who makes it?誰制造了它們?
Some people are good at writing programs for computers. They want to make troubles (麻煩) for other computer users (用戶). They make computer viruses.
有些人擅長編寫計算機程序。他們想給其他電腦用戶制造麻煩,所以就制造了這些計算機病毒。
How to fight it?病毒克星
Anti-virus software (防病毒軟件) keep your computer safe. It stops the virus getting into your computer.
防病毒軟件能夠讓你的電腦安全無憂,它能阻止病毒進入你的電腦。
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 (著迷的) about computers. He wanted to play tricks on (捉弄) his classmates. So he made Elk Cloner. It made the computer restart (重新啟動) 50 times.
1982年,里奇·斯克倫塔是美國一所高中的學生。癡迷于電腦的他,為了捉弄同學,制做了Elk Cloner病毒,這種病毒會使計算機重新啟動50次。
2. Name:I Love you Year:2000
It liked to attack(攻擊) the computers in banks. It went into peoples computers in emails. It stole the network passwords (網絡密碼).
這種病毒喜歡攻擊銀行的計算機。它通過電子郵件進入人們的電腦,竊取網絡密碼。
3. Name:Panda Burning Joss Sticks (熊貓燒香) Year:2006
It was born in China. It stole (偷走) online game accounts (賬戶). It broke (使崩潰) peoples computers.
這種病毒誕生于中國。它竊取網絡游戲帳號,破壞大家的電腦。
Are all hackers bad people?黑客都是壞蛋嗎?
There are many hackers in the world. They have great computer skills (技能). They use their computers to connect (連接) 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,他們都有高超的電腦技能。他們用電腦連接別人的電腦,發現、改變或竊取用戶的信息。但并不是所有的黑客都是壞人。黑客有三種,他們有不同的名字,有不同的目的。誰是好的,誰是壞的?我們來看一看。
White hat 白帽子
White hat hackers keep the computer system (系統) safe. If they find a hole (漏洞) in the system, they will fix it and build a safer system.
白帽黑客保護計算機系統安全。如果他們在系統中發現一個漏洞,他們將會修復它,并建立一個更安全的系統。
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.
黑帽黑客專做壞事。他們進入別人的電腦竊取信息,如電話號碼、電子郵件地址和信用卡號。他們攻擊他們不喜歡的網站。他們制造計算機病毒。
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 (馬上). What will they do? It is up to (取決于) their mood.
灰帽黑客既做好事又做壞事。如果他們在系統中發現了一個漏洞,他們不會馬上修復或攻擊它。他們會怎么做?這取決于他們的心情。endprint