malicious computer program created by a user with objectives to harm or steal another’s property

large, frequently run program the virus is attached to

act of a computer virus attaching itself to another computer program

malicious activity a computer virus or worm is designed to perform

independent program which multiplies itself by copying a segment of itself onto another computer

computer worm which copies different segments of itself to computers linked together in a network

computer worm which copies itself to another computer in a network and then deletes itself completely from the previous computer in which it was contained

malicious program disguised inside another program which seems beneficial or harmless

virus in which if anyone attempted to view an infected sector, the virus would replace it with the clean, original version of the sector

virus which copies itself onto a computer off of a disk when the computer is booted up; when someone else inserts a disk into the computer, the virus is downloaded

fairly common virus which affects small Word® automatic functions

program allows users to see exactly what is starting up when the computer boots

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iCEV Worms & Virsus

iCEV Computer Worms & Virsues

Term	Definition
Computer Virus	malicious computer program created by a user with objectives to harm or steal another’s property
Host Program	large, frequently run program the virus is attached to
Piggybacking	act of a computer virus attaching itself to another computer program
Payload	malicious activity a computer virus or worm is designed to perform
Computer Worm	independent program which multiplies itself by copying a segment of itself onto another computer
Network Worm	computer worm which copies different segments of itself to computers linked together in a network
Host Worm	computer worm which copies itself to another computer in a network and then deletes itself completely from the previous computer in which it was contained
Trojan Horse	malicious program disguised inside another program which seems beneficial or harmless
Stealth Virus	virus in which if anyone attempted to view an infected sector, the virus would replace it with the clean, original version of the sector
Boot Sector Virus	virus which copies itself onto a computer off of a disk when the computer is booted up; when someone else inserts a disk into the computer, the virus is downloaded
Macro	fairly common virus which affects small Word® automatic functions
Autoruns	program allows users to see exactly what is starting up when the computer boots

Created by: EddieS

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