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2. Unmasking the threat: A deep dive into what is computer malware

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   When exploring the functionality of security software, dig beyond basic virus detection. Other features can include firewall defense to monitor incoming and outgoing network traffic, email ...

3. Computer virus - Wikipedia

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   A computer virus [1] is a type of malware that, when executed, replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code into those programs. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] If this replication succeeds, the affected areas are then said to be "infected" with a computer virus, a metaphor derived from biological viruses .

4. Malware - Wikipedia

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   Malware (a portmanteau of malicious software) [1] is any software intentionally designed to cause disruption to a computer, server, client, or computer network, leak private information, gain unauthorized access to information or systems, deprive access to information, or which unknowingly interferes with the user's computer security and privacy.

5. The Many Faces of Malware - AOL

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   Malware refers to a variety of malicious software created by online criminals to gain access to your computer, steal sensitive information or severely damage your computer.

6. Antivirus software - Wikipedia

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   Cohen used the term "computer virus" to describe programs that: "affect other computer programs by modifying them in such a way as to include a (possibly evolved) copy of itself." [ 11 ] (note that a more recent definition of computer virus has been given by the Hungarian security researcher Péter Szőr : "a code that recursively replicates a ...

7. Overview of Malwarebytes Premium for AOL

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   Although malware cannot damage physical hardware, it can steal, encrypt, or delete your data by altering or hijacking core computer functions, and spying on your computer activity without your knowledge or permission. Malware, or "malicious software," is an umbrella term that describes any malicious program or code that is harmful to systems ...