There's this issue in which a worm carries a payload that tries to do more than just simply spreading the worm over the network; corrupting files, planting backdoors, etc... It can be confused by a...
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There's this issue in which a worm carries a payload that tries to do more than just simply spreading the worm over the network; corrupting files, planting backdoors, etc... It can be confused by a...
The other way around, rob. Although they both self-replicate. A virus needs a host program. The worm doesn't.
As brewbuck said.
You may also want to check on these names: trojan horse, computer worm, malware, and even spyware.
Unfortunately, like with many other things these days, proper usage of these...