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Noun Concept

Categories: Internet security, Types of malware, Computer viruses, Deception, Security breaches

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A software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer WordNet 3.0

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A software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A computer virus is a type of malware that, when executed, replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code into those programs. Wikipedia

A type of malicious computer program Wikipedia Disambiguation

Type of computer program that, when executed, replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code Wikidata

Computer program that is designed to damage a computer and that is able to spread itself to other computers. OmegaWiki

A program which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks and USB drives, often causing damage to systems and data. Wiktionary

A type of malware which can covertly transmit itself between computers via networks (especially the Internet) or removable storage such as disks, often causing damage to systems and data; also computer virus. Wiktionary

Computer virus. Wiktionary (translation)

A true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

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