A Look Into The Computer Virus

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them out of malice, but far more people are just meeting a
challenge in software design. The people who make anti-virus software have much
more to benefit from the creation of new virii. This is not a slam, just an
observation. A common type of virus would be a Trojan Horse, or a destructive
program disguised as a game, a utility, or an application. When run, a Trojan
Horse does something devious to the computer system while appearing to do
something useful (Microsoft Encarta, 1996). A Worm is also a popular type of
virus. A worm is a program that spreads itself across computers, usually by
spawning copies of itself in each computer's memory. A worm might duplicate
itself in one computer so often that it causes the computer to crash. Sometimes
written in separate "segments," a worm is introduced secretly into a host system
either for "fun" or with intent to damage or destroy information. The term ‘
Worm' comes from a science-fiction (Microsoft Encarta 1996).

Some viruses destroy ...

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