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Well if you want to get pedantic, a "virus" spreads by infecting legitimate executables, a technique that hasn't been viable since the days of "Don't Copy That
by skymt 15y ago
Well if you want to get pedantic, a "virus" spreads by infecting legitimate executables, a technique that hasn't been viable since the days of "Don't Copy That Floppy". In everyday use, the word "virus" is synonymous with "malware" and almost always refers to a trojan or drive-by.
- podperson 15y agoThe difference between a virus and a worm has become blurred, since both spread without user intervention. But there's no such blurring with trojans.