COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
COMPUTER VIRUSES MALWARE AND HACKING
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Bombs that detonate online when hackers play a code.
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a set of instructions secretly incorporated into a program so that if a particular condition is satisfied they will be carried out, usually with harmful effects.
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An intelligent bomb.
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malicious software or code that is considered to fall in the “grey area” between normal software and a virus.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A Logic Bomb is a piece of often-malicious code that is intentionally inserted into software. It is activated upon the host network only when certain conditions are met. Logic bombs execute their functions, or launch their payload, once a certain condition is met such as upon the termination of an employee.
Detailed explanation-2: -Another name for a logic bomb is slag code. Logic bombs are also sometimes referred to as code bombs and cyber bombs.
Detailed explanation-3: -What is a Logic Bomb? A logic bomb is a sort of malware that infiltrates software, a computer network, or an operating system with malicious code with the objective of inflicting harm to a network when particular circumstances are fulfilled.