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Virus - A program created to replicate itself inside a program, it may make the program operate incorrectly or corrupt a computer's memory.
 
Virus - A program created to replicate itself inside a program, it may make the program operate incorrectly or corrupt a computer's memory.
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Viruses usually come from a Torrent, or some sort of 'Free' download that you might get.
  
 
'''Layman's Terms''' A virus is a program that can copy itself into programs, this may cause the program to run in a wrong manner.
 
'''Layman's Terms''' A virus is a program that can copy itself into programs, this may cause the program to run in a wrong manner.
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One of your Programs that you Torrented doesn't work well, or from that day on, a different program starts to act all weird, you may be inflicted with a virus

Latest revision as of 13:54, 6 March 2009

Virus - A program created to replicate itself inside a program, it may make the program operate incorrectly or corrupt a computer's memory.

Viruses usually come from a Torrent, or some sort of 'Free' download that you might get.

Layman's Terms A virus is a program that can copy itself into programs, this may cause the program to run in a wrong manner.


Example: One of your Programs that you Torrented doesn't work well, or from that day on, a different program starts to act all weird, you may be inflicted with a virus