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2. Malware - Wikipedia

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   Malware (a portmanteau for malicious software) is any software intentionally designed to cause disruption to a computer, server, client, or computer network, leak private information, gain unauthorized access to information or systems, deprive access to information, or which unknowingly interferes with the user's computer security and privacy.

3. Antivirus software - Wikipedia

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   ClamTk, an open-source antivirus based on the ClamAV antivirus engine, was originally developed by Tomasz Kojm in 2001. Antivirus software (abbreviated to AV software ), also known as anti-malware, is a computer program used to prevent, detect, and remove malware . Antivirus software was originally developed to detect and remove computer ...

4. Unmasking the threat: A deep dive into what is computer malware

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   Malware, also known as malicious software, refers to any program or code designed to damage, disable, and/or infiltrate a computer or network without consent. It takes on various forms including ...

5. Malware analysis - Wikipedia

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   Malware analysis. Malware analysis is the study or process of determining the functionality, origin and potential impact of a given malware sample such as a virus, worm, trojan horse, rootkit, or backdoor. [1] Malware or malicious software is any computer software intended to harm the host operating system or to steal sensitive data from users ...

6. Computer virus - Wikipedia

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   Computer virus. Hex dump of the Brain virus, generally regarded as the first computer virus for the IBM Personal Computer (IBM PC) and compatibles. A computer virus [1] is a type of malware that, when executed, replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code into those programs.

7. Comparison of computer viruses - Wikipedia

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   To aid the fight against computer viruses and other types of malicious software, many security advisory organizations and developers of anti-virus software compile and publish lists of viruses. When a new virus appears, the rush begins to identify and understand it as well as develop appropriate counter-measures to stop its propagation.