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What is a worm

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Thursday October 14, 2010
If your computer has worms, it's no laughing matter. As big a

threat as computer viruses

,

worms are serious security issues

to your computer. In this tutorial, we'll tell you

what computer worms are

and

how worms work

.

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Show Notes

- A computer worm can self replicate.

- Unlike viruses, worms do not need to be a part of a program.

- Worms spread through flaws in the operating system of a computer.

- A worm can sometimes lie dormant in a machine until the creator wants it to start working.

- Many worms can communicate with those that created it.

- Worms are dangerous because of the way they spread and replicate.
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