COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
ETHICS IN COMPUTING
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Question
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This is a destructive code that gains access to a computer disguised as something such as a desirable software program. Once inside the computer, it can do damage but it cannot spread from disk to disk or computer to computer.
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Computer worm
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Adware
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Trojan Horse
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Computer Bomb
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Trojan. A Trojan disguises itself as desirable code or software. Once downloaded by unsuspecting users, the Trojan can take control of victims’ systems for malicious purposes.
Detailed explanation-2: -virus (computer virus) A computer virus is malicious code that replicates by copying itself to another program, computer boot sector or document and changes how a computer works. A virus spreads between systems after some type of human intervention.
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