Virus

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A virus is program or piece of code that is loaded onto your computer without your knowledge and runs against your wishes.

It can copy itself and infect a computer without the permission or knowledge of the owner. [1] A virus is capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer. [2]

References

  1. Word Net Web http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=computer%20virus
  2. Wikipedia: Computer Virus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus