Jokes

Jokes are programs that could be perceived as a virus but are completely harmless. Jokes are intended to be humorous. That is why someone programs them.  Of course, if you are on receiving end you made not find it quite as funny, as is the case with any type of joke. A  joke will never damage your computer.

There are numerous jokes on the internet.  Some jokes have warning messages appear on your screen, while others add unwanted objects that are hard to get rid of.  Jokes can come with an assortment of visual and sound effects.  There are all kinds of jokes that can be programmed and sent to people for fun.  The characteristic that makes them all  jokes is that they do not replicate or change files inside a computer.

Even though jokes are not malicious, they are often include in anti-virus databases.  This is done so that if someone goes to the database thinking they have a real virus, the database can tell the user that they only have a joke.

On the navigation bar, the link to Only a Joke will take you to an example of a joke. Note that everything happening is fake. You cannot get a virus on the next screen. As the joke progresses, watch the bottom left hand corner of the screen. On the status bar it will tell you a virus is downloading. This is also part of the joke. Don't worry.