Re: Defining computer infection terms ???

Posted by Matt from CT on April 12, 2005 at 12:24:21 from (66.181.93.136):

In Reply to: Re: Defining computer infection terms ??? posted by Steve (Magnolia, TX) on April 12, 2005 at 10:06:20:

I'll agree on Steve for most...but I don't like the Worm one:

There are many non-worm viruses that infect specific files, so that shouldn't be part of a "worm" definition. And expand Trojan a bit.

What distinguishes a virus as a "Worm" is worms self-replicate (i.e. dig around your network like an earthworm). Once on your machine, you don't have to do anything for them to spread to other machines.

Viruses rely on the user having to do something to spread them, like sending someone a file you didn't know was infected.

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Trojans make you think they're legitimate programs. "Hey John -- I'm sending you this really cool game!" Of course, you get a really cool game. That also happens to infect your computer with a virus, as Steve said, often with a spyware package today. Gator is one of the classic trojans, it installs some nice but unecessary web features...then starts up a spyware program. Tracks everywhere you go, and then Gator sells it to other companies for marketing purposes.

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