A Computer
Virus (vital information resources under siege) is a computer program or
code that can replicate itself and spread from one computer system to another
system. A computer virus has the capacity to corrupt or to delete data on your
computer and it can utilize an e-mail program to spread the virus to other
computer systems. In the worst case scenario, it can even delete everything on
your hard disk .The purpose of it is to disrupt the operation of the computer
or the program.
Some examples of Computer Virus are Trojan viruses,Stealth
viruses, worms, malware (malicious software), Disk Killer, Stone virus, Sunday,
Cascade, Nuclear, Word Concept, etc.
Malware, short for malicious software, is any software used to disrupt computer operation, gather sensitive information,
or gain access to private computer systems. It can appear in the form of
executable code, scripts, active content, and other software.
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