# Computer Viruses

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Professor Harold Thimbleby
- Year: 2002
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, Computer science
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/computer-viruses)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Every so often there is a panic when computers succumb to viruses. The theory behind viruses is rather fun, and shows how bugs can disappear and become impossible to find. In principle it's possible to construct viruses that cannot be detected; equally it's possible to avoid getting them in the first place.

## Lectures

1. [Computer Viruses](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/computer-viruses/ed6a0b13903c) (YouTube)