For as long as computers and the internet have been around, computer viruses have also been around. Although we are getting smarter and figuring out better ways to protect our computers, computer viruses will always be around. With computer viruses not going away anytime soon users need to be knowledgeable about how to keep their computer safe. “Like disease viruses, computer viruses evolve and get “smarter.” The many different kinds of computer viruses (such as worms, Trojans, spyware) are called malware: malicious software,” says Huffington Post contributor writer, Robert Siciliano.