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A '''computer worm''' is a program that is self-replicating. It typically makes use of a network to circulate its duplicate copies to other computers on the network.
A '''computer worm''' is a program that is self-replicating. It typically makes use of a network to circulate its duplicate copies to other computers on the network.
In contrast with a [[computer virus]], a worm need not hide in an existing program. While worms may attack and overload a network, viruses potentially corrupt files on computers.
In contrast with a [[computer virus]], a worm need not hide in an existing program. Rather than requiring user action to infect or destroy files, a worm will connect and if possible, break in to other computers its host computer has network access to. Like the [[Invertebrate]] it is named after, it could be said to crawl about and reproduce with no external assistance, rarely being noticed.
==Infamous Worms==
* [[Conficker]]
* [[Stuxnet]]
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