2006-08-08 02:09:39 · 8 answers · asked by bunnyBoo 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
A computer worm is a self-replicating computer program, similar to a computer virus. A virus attaches itself to, and becomes part of, another executable program; however, a worm is self-contained and does not need to be part of another program to propagate itself. They are often designed to exploit the file transmission capabilities found on many computers. Hope this answers your question.
2006-08-08 02:13:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hi, worms is a disgusting and infamous virus. perhaps you can try Norton and Mcafee to remove the virus. but you need to pay for the software.
i also recommand you to use firefox with Google toolbar, which can disable the virus, becasue the virus can only run on IE.
firefox can block any any poppus and disable any virus and spyware, adware on webpage, so, firefox is much safer than IE. as you know, most of the virus is spread throught internet and webpage.
firefox is much smaller than IE, so i run faster than IE.
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Best Wishes && Good Luck!
2006-08-08 15:58:00 · answer #2 · answered by good_firefox 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Viruses are malicious programs which have the capability to infect computers and they can spread very easily through networks .They can also mass infect computer systems .
On the other hand ,worms are programs which can "replicate",which means that the program can keep on multiplying itself causing unnecessary consumption of system resources.
Both viruses and worms are capable of causing immense harm both to a single PC or a whole network.
2006-08-08 03:43:19 · answer #3 · answered by xp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the body:
Worms are parasites that grow on the food you eat (or your body itself)
In the computer:
A worm is a program that gathers information from you computer and sends it to some other source. Most also delete the information they gather wrecking your computer.
2006-08-08 02:13:22 · answer #4 · answered by TBRMInsanity 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Worms are not viruses, but internal parasites. A virus is microscopic , one-celled, contagious bug.
2006-08-08 02:16:25 · answer #5 · answered by Cecile K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WORM means Write Once, Read Many. It is sometimes used when discussing computer storage media that can be written to once, but read from multiple times. Examples of such storage media are CD-R and DVD-R.
2006-08-08 03:41:05 · answer #6 · answered by sammy_chn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as much as i love to explain this one its easier from the source http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/viruses/intro_viruses_what.mspx
worms are just another name for type of virus, more or less it represents the way you become infected, AE: imbedded in web page, invisibly infecting you! get a good scanner
go here http://www.avast.com
2006-08-08 02:14:24 · answer #7 · answered by pains_boot 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends whether it's biological or digital.
If it's biological, It's not a virus.
2006-08-08 02:12:46 · answer #8 · answered by JeffE 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋