Malware · Question 3 of 12

What distinguishes a worm from a classic virus?

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Answer

  • C The worm spreads by itself over networks

Explanation

Worms exploit vulnerabilities or weak access to copy themselves from system to system without user involvement. A virus, by contrast, attaches itself to files or programs and needs them to be executed.

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