COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
COMPUTER VIRUSES MALWARE AND HACKING
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Covid-19
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The flu
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An infection of a computer that spreads to other computers.
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A cold
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Detailed explanation-1: -A computer virus is a type of malicious software, or malware, that spreads between computers and causes damage to data and software. Computer viruses aim to disrupt systems, cause major operational issues, and result in data loss and leakage.
Detailed explanation-2: -Worms are more infectious than traditional viruses. They not only infect local computers, but also all servers and clients on the network based on the local computer. Worms can easily spread through shared folders, e-mails, malicious web pages, and servers with a large number of vulnerabilities in the network.
Detailed explanation-3: -Macro virus. It is transmitted through a phishing email message containing a malicious attachment. As users share the infected documents with others, often by forwarding the email, the virus spreads and infects additional devices.