COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
TYPES OF THREATS AND ATTACKS
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Malware
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Computer virus
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Computer worm
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Trojan Horse
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -A virus is a type of malware that, when executed, self-replicates by modifying other computer programs and inserting their own code. When this replication succeeds, the affected areas are then said to be infected.
Detailed explanation-3: -Share to Facebook Share to Twitter. Definition(s): A computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer without permission or knowledge of the user. A virus might corrupt or delete data on a computer, use e-mail programs to spread itself to other computers, or even erase everything on a hard disk.