Difference between revisions of "Virus"
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A '''Virus''' is an unwanted and often malicious and destructive program. | A '''Virus''' is an unwanted and often malicious and destructive program. | ||
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| + | ==What is a Virus?== | ||
| + | (<i>definition from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus Wikipedia.org]</i>) | ||
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| + | A computer virus is a self-replicating computer program written to alter the way a computer operates, without the permission or knowledge of the user. Though the term is commonly used to refer to a range of malware, a true virus must replicate itself, and must execute itself. The later criteria is often met by a virus which replaces existing executable files with a virus-infected copy. While viruses can be intentionally destructive—destroying data, for example—some viruses are benign or merely annoying. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Virus removal]] | * [[Virus removal]] | ||
| + | * [[Spyware]] | ||
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[[Category:Viruses]] | [[Category:Viruses]] | ||
Revision as of 15:03, 2 October 2006
A Virus is an unwanted and often malicious and destructive program.
What is a Virus?
(definition from )
A computer virus is a self-replicating computer program written to alter the way a computer operates, without the permission or knowledge of the user. Though the term is commonly used to refer to a range of malware, a true virus must replicate itself, and must execute itself. The later criteria is often met by a virus which replaces existing executable files with a virus-infected copy. While viruses can be intentionally destructive—destroying data, for example—some viruses are benign or merely annoying.