Viruses Olivia Rosado

2. a piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect such as corrupting a system or destroying data
6. A virus in which if anyone attempts to view an infected sector, the virus will replace it with a clean, original version of the sector
7. The programs and other operating information used by a computer
8. A software program capable of reproducing itself that can spread from one computer to the next over a network
9. Messages distributed by electronic means from one computer to one or more recipients via a network
11. bomb a computer program or part of a program that lies dormant until it is triggered by a specific logical event
13. Act of a computer virus attaching itself to another computer program
14. A software program that delivers advertising content in a manner that is unexpected and unwanted by the user
15. A program advertised as performing one activity but actually doing something else

1. Distributed Denial of Service
3. online communication that allows two or more participants to communicate in real time
4. fairly common virus which affects small world automatic functions
5. 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
10. a technique intruders use to make their network or internet transmission appear legitimate
12. A type of malware that locates and saves data from users without them knowing about it