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Explain the difference between worm and virus?

written 6.8 years ago by nisha.vanjari • 40

modified 6.7 years ago by awari.swati831 • 100

Subject: Digital Forensics

Topic: Introduction

Difficulty: Medium

digital forensics

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written 6.7 years ago by nisha.vanjari • 40

Virus	Worm
A virus is a piece of code that attaches itself to legitimate program	A worm is a malicious program that spread automatically.
Modifies codes	Does not modify codes.
Does not replicate itself.	Replicate itself.
Destructive nature	Non-destructive nature.
virus is to infect the code or program stored on computer system	worm is to make computer or network unusable
Virus can infect other files	Worm does not infect other files occupies memory space replication
Virus may need a trigger for execution	Worm does not need any trigger

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