A virus is a computer program that can replicate itself, infect a computer without permission or knowledge of the user, and then spread or propagate to another computer. An example of this would be a trojan horse virus or a worm virus.
Related Term: Antivirus, Macro Virus, Malware, Malicious Code
Source: CNSSI 4009
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