Viruses, Worms, and Spyware
Computer virus is a type of malicious software that can make copies of itself and interfere into the code of other programs, system memory, boot sectors, as well as distribute their copies on a variety of communication channels, with the aim of disrupting software and hardware, deleting files, bringing useless data allocation structures, blocking the user experience or the destruction of computer hardware systems (Rittinghouse, Ransome 88).
Viruses can be divided into several types based on the principal of its functioning:
Trojans - received such name in honor of the "Trojan horse", because they have a similar principle. This type of virus is replicating its modules withing modules of programs that are being ...
