computer Virus

computer virus is a self-replicating program containing code that explicitly copies itself and that can
"infect" other programs by modifying them or their environment such that a call to an infected program
implies a call to a possibly evolved copy of the virus.
A virus reproduces, usually without your permission or knowledge. In general terms they have an infection phasewhere they reproduce widely and an attack phase where they do whatever damage they are programmed to do (if any). There are a large
number of virustypes.
Most computers connected to the Internet get probed or attacked at least once a day, and those at Georgetown are no exception. Universities tend to be popular targets because of the traditional "openness" of academic networks, the large number of computers connected directly to the Internet, and their wide variety of operating systems and applications. Just as a burglar will go from house to house until he or she finds an unlocked door, would-be computer crim...