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A worm is a software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network; "worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers"
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Computer Worms > EDUCAUSE | EDUCAUSE CONNECT - Viruses and Worms
Virus is a self-relicating code segment that causes a copy of itself to be inserted in one or more other programs. The virus usually performs an unwanted function. A program does not need to perform malicious actions to be a virus; it only needs to infect other programs. A worm is a computer program that replicates itself and sends copies from computer to computer. Upon arrival, the worm may be activated to replicate and spread again. In addition, the worm usually performs an unwanted function.