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Virus

A software program that spreads itself by infecting the code of other non-virus programs. When that program is ran, it also executes the virus code which then runs routines to infect other programs.

Viruses can typically be classified into more specific categories based on behaivor, such as worms and trojans.

For a more in-depth analysis of viruses, see also: Wikipedia - Computer Virus

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