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|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_virus | ||
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''Not to be confused with a real [[virus]].'' | ''Not to be confused with a real [[virus]].'' | ||
| + | '''Computer viruses''' are [[malware]] that can spread. | ||
==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
These are created for a variety of reasons, including financial gain, by a variety of actors, including [[intelligence agencies]]. | These are created for a variety of reasons, including financial gain, by a variety of actors, including [[intelligence agencies]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:54, 8 September 2019
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Not to be confused with a real virus.
Computer viruses are malware that can spread.
Origins
These are created for a variety of reasons, including financial gain, by a variety of actors, including intelligence agencies.
An example
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| Stuxnet | A production of the NSA and Unit 8200 installed with AIVD help, designed to sabotage Iranian efforts to develop nuclear weapons. |
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