4 ms·
If it can propagate from machine to machine it would be considered a worm. If it only infects files locally, it's a virus.
by hug 12y ago
If it can propagate from machine to machine it would be considered a worm.
If it only infects files locally, it's a virus.
- baddox 12y agoFair enough. I always considered computer viruses to be self-replicating, which I thought meant among computers, but Wikipedia supports your definition. Still, is this really self-replicating at all? It sounds more like an Emacs extension that simply "colors" files in some unique way.