Jason LaBombard virus crossword

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Across
  1. 1. a type of virus named after a Greek myth
  2. 3. the fraudulent practice of sending emails purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such as passwords and credit card numbers.
  3. 4. unwanted computer software installed on your
  4. 8. a type of virus that infects through floppy disks
  5. 9. an early packet-switching network
  6. 11. when a hacker releases your files in exchange for money
  7. 12. a file name that can run actions on your computer
  8. 13. a malicious, self-replicating program that can spread throughout a network without human assistance.
  9. 14. a virus named after a popular type of mountain dew
Down
  1. 2. (of software) designed to detect and destroy computer viruses.
  2. 5. the programs and other operating information used by a computer
  3. 6. the acronym for the intentional paralyzing of a computer network by flooding it with data sent simultaneously from many individual computers.
  4. 7. the first virus ever made
  5. 10. a broad term for all viruses and other forms of malicious software
  6. 15. messages distributed by electronic means from one computer user to one or more recipients via a network