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What is computer virus worm?
A virus is a piece of code that attaches itself to a program or file so it can spread from computer to computer. A worm, like a virus, is designed to copy itself from one computer to another, but it does so automatically.
What is a program that copies itself throughout a network?
It's called - a Virus.
What is the first step a worm or virus takes?
Usually the first action that a virus or worm performs is to replicate itself. This attempts to ensure that the virus or worm spreads before being detected by a payload.
What is wormreducer?
a worm is a malicious computer program. its almost like a virus, but it spreads. as an example some worms know when your sending an email, and puts a copy of itself into the email, thus infecting the receiver. a worm reducer is like an anti virus, but for worms.
What is the first action a virus or a worm performs is?
Usually the first action that a virus or worm performs is to replicate itself. This attempts to ensure that the virus or worm spreads before being detected by a payload.
What is the worst virus computer virus?
Well, since that (Conflicker) worm did nothing and was just a lie, the worst worm ever probably will be ILOVEYOU, or loveletter.This worm has a love message (love-letter-for-you.txt.vbs), which is the virus. When opened, this virus attacks and sends a copy of itself to all your friends and contracts.I'll also like to put the virus known as Slammer next to the Loveletter worm, as it is just a powerful. Why? It infected 80,000 computer in half an hour. So it's name, Slammer, lived up to it as being the fastest virus ever.
What is the first action a virus or a worm does to a computer?
This might differ from virus to virus, but it would probably setting itself to be launched at system start.
What is a difference between a worm and a virus?
A virus is a program that is designed to spread from file to file on a single PC, it does not intentionally try to move to another PC, and it must replicate, and execute itself to be defined as a virus. A worm is designed to copy itself (intentionally move) from PC to PC, via networks, internet etc. A worm doesnt need a host file to move from system to system, whereas a virus does. So worms spread more rapidly then viruses. The word 'Virus' has become a common term a lot of people use to refer to worms and trojans too. Which is not exactly correct.
What virus works independently of host file execution and is much more active in spreading itself than a virus is?
a worm
Does Polymorphic Change itself from a virus to a worm?
A polymorphic virus not only replicates itself by creating multiple files of itself, but it also changes it's digital signature every time it replicates.
If I email someone who has a virus will I get that virus?
Emailing someone who has a virus or other type of malware is not enough to be infected yourself, though it might lead to being infected later, or you could have already been infected:If the recipient of your email is infected with a worm that mails copies of itself to people in the recipient's address book, the worm might send a copy of itself to you.If the recipient already has your email address, then the worm might have already been sent to you (and if you opened an attachment recently, it may have been a copy of the worm, thus infecting you).To decrease the risk of infection, don't open suspicious emails, such as emails without a subject or without any text in them, and emails with attachments ending in .exe, .pif, .vbs, and .scr.
Which malicious program propagates itself across the network without user intervention?
WORM
