COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
COMPUTER VIRUSES MALWARE AND HACKING
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Question
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A virus that is designed to slow down your computer
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A virus that is designed to frighten people about a nonexistent virus
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A virus that spreads itself, from file to file and from computer to computer
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A virus that is designed to shut down a server
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Detailed explanation-1: -The virus requires someone to knowingly or unknowingly spread the infection. In contrast, a computer worm is standalone programming that does not require human interaction to spread.
Detailed explanation-2: -Worm spreads itself, not only from file to file, but also from computer to computer. The primary difference between a virus and a worm is that a virus must attach to something, such as an executable file, to spread. Worms do not need to attach to anything to spread and can tunnel themselves into computers.
Detailed explanation-3: -A computer worm is a type of malware whose primary function is to self-replicate and infect other computers while remaining active on infected systems. A computer worm duplicates itself to spread to uninfected computers.