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Viruses and Worms

Computer viruses are small software programs that are designed to spread from one computer to another and to interfere with computer operation.

A computer worm is a software program that is designed to copy itself from one computer to another, without human interaction. Unlike a computer virus, a worm can copy itself automatically.

Find out how to prevent, detect, and get rid of worms and viruses.

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