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Computer worm

A computer worm is a standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers. It often uses a computer network to spread itself, relying on security failures on the target computer to access it. It will use this machine as a host to scan and infect other computers. When these new worm-invaded computers are…

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Computer worm

Nodes83
Edges82
Triples77
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.024096
Components1

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Computer worm

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related to External links · 30
Computer worm → ACM, Communications, Comprehensive Study, Computer, Digital Threat, Distributed Computation, Early Experience, Guide, Issue, Jago Maniscalchi, John Shoch, Jon Hupp, June, Malware Guide, March, May, Morris Worm, National Security Agency, NHow, NSA
related to Helpful worms · 21
Computer worm → Another, Beginning, CAM, Content-addressable, Data, Ethernet, In, John Shoch, Jon Hupp, Layer, Microsoft's, Nachi, One, OSI, Regardless, Roku OS, Similarly, Spanning Tree, Those, Xerox Alto
related to history · 17
Computer worm → ARPANET, BBN, Bob Thomas, Creeper, Fluckner, In, It, John Brunner's, Nichlas Haflinger, Ray Tomlinson, Reaper, The, The Shockwave Rider, Then, There's, Tomlinson, You
see also · 6
Computer worm → Christmas, Computer, List, Self-replicating, Shikara, Worm
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Computer worm → standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers

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Computer wormis astandalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers0.90text
confidential documents or passwords.Some worms may install a backdoorinstance ofor exfiltrate data0.80text
Content-addressable memoryinstance ofutilizing topology information0.80text
Computer wormrelated to External linksMalware Guide0.60section
Computer wormrelated to External linksGuide0.60section
Computer wormrelated to External linksVernalex0.60section
Computer wormrelated to External linksThe0.60section
Computer wormrelated to External linksWorm' Programs0.60section
Computer wormrelated to External linksEarly Experience0.60section
Computer wormrelated to External linksDistributed Computation0.60section
Computer wormrelated to External linksJohn Shoch0.60section
Computer wormrelated to External linksJon Hupp0.60section

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