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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

V.I.R.U.S.-Difference between a computer virus and other programs


Viruses are designed to self-replicate, usually without the knowledge of the user.
They often contain “payloads”, action that the virus carries out separately from replication.
Viruses can be hidden in:
􀂙 Programs available on floppy disks or CDs.
􀂙 E-mail attachments
􀂙 Material downloaded from the web

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