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2. Computer virus - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 December 2024. Computer program that modifies other programs to replicate itself and spread Hex dump of the Brain virus, generally regarded as the first computer virus for the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC) and compatibles A computer virus is a type of malware that, when executed, replicates itself by ...

3. Timeline of computer viruses and worms - Wikipedia

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   Appearance of Lehigh virus (discovered at its namesake university), [20] boot sector viruses such as Yale from the US, Stoned from New Zealand, Ping Pong from Italy, and appearance of the first self-encrypting file virus, Cascade. Lehigh was stopped on campus before it spread to the "wild" (to computers beyond the university), and as a result ...

4. Comparison of computer viruses - Wikipedia

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   To combat computer viruses and other malicious software, many security advisory organizations and anti-virus software developers compile and publish virus lists. When a new virus appears, the rush begins to identify and understand it as well as develop appropriate counter-measures to stop its propagation.

5. Brain (computer virus) - Wikipedia

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   Boot sector computer virus Brain is the industry standard name for a computer virus that was released in its first form on 19 January 1986, [ 1 ] and is considered to be the first computer virus for the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC) and compatibles .

6. Trojan horse (computing) - Wikipedia

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   The computer term "Trojan horse" is derived from the legendary Trojan Horse of the ancient city of Troy. For this reason "Trojan" is often capitalized. For this reason "Trojan" is often capitalized. However, while style guides and dictionaries differ, many suggest a lower case "trojan" for normal use.

7. Computer worm - Wikipedia

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   Computer viruses generally require a host program. [11] The virus writes its own code into the host program. When the program runs, the written virus program is executed first, causing infection and damage. A worm does not need a host program, as it is an independent program or code chunk.