Computer worm - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A computer worm is a self-replicating computer program. It uses a network to send copies of itself to other nodes (computers on the network) and it may do so without any user intervention. Unlike a ...
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Conficker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Conficker , also known as Downup , Downadup and Kido , is a computer worm targeting the Microsoft Windows operating system that was first detected in November 2008. It uses flaws in Windows sof...
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SQL slammer (computer worm) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The SQL slammer worm is a computer worm that caused a denial of service on some Internet hosts and dramatically slowed down general Internet traffic, starting at 05:30 UTC on January 25, 2003. It sp...
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Worm computer dictionary definition. ... First developed by John Shoch and Jon Hupp at Xerox PARC in 1978, a worm is a destructive software program containing code capable of gaining access to computers or networks, and once within the computer or network, causes that computer or network harm by deleting,
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A computer virus, according to Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, is "a computer program usually hidden within another seemingly innocuous program that produces copies of itself and inserts them into other programs or files, and that usually performs a malicious action (such as destroying data)".
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It's being called the worst computer worm of the year -- a fast-spreading Internet threat that looks like an official e-mail from the CIA or FBI but can leave your computer wide open to intruders. ... It can also keep you from getting to computer security Web sites that might help fix the problem, ... The worm -- named "Sober X" --
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