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    Evolution of Computer Virus Terminology: From 'Virus' to 'Malware'

    When people talk about computer infections, the term “virus” often comes up automatically. For many years, “computer virus” was used as a blanket term to describe nearly every kind of malicious activity on a digital system. However, as technology has evolved, so have the nature of threats—and so...
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    Computer Viruses: How Digital Infections Threaten the Modern World

    A computer virus is a malicious software program designed to disrupt, damage, or gain unauthorized access to systems, files, or networks. Much like a biological virus, it replicates itself and spreads from one device to another, often without the user's knowledge. Viruses are just one type of...
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    Understanding Computer Viruses and How to Stay Protected

    A computer virus is a malicious program designed to disrupt the normal functioning of a computer system. Just like a biological virus, it can replicate and spread from one system to another, often without the user's knowledge. Viruses can lead to data loss, identity theft, system crashes, and...
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    Computer Viruses: Unmasking the World of Computer Viruses

    Your computer is humming along, tabs open, work flowing—until suddenly, it freezes. Pop-ups flood the screen. Files disappear. Panic sets in. No, it’s not a tech tantrum. Your device might have just caught something nasty—a computer virus. But this isn’t the 90s anymore, and viruses aren’t just...
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    SPIDERS

    SPIDERS A spider is an automated software program designed by search engines to follow hyperlinks throughout a website, retrieving and indexing pages in order to document the site for searching purposes. But what should concern a website designer is a spider’s nuances — a spider determines...
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