Define the following: (a) Worm: (b) Trojan: (c) Bomb:
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a) Worm:- These viruses are programs which don't affect the functioning of a system. Once these viruses enter, they attack the security zone of a computer system.
Example:- Swen, Scalper, etc.
b) Trojan:- These viruses are beeter known as " Trojan Horses". They are also computer programs but destructive in nature.
Example:- Backdoor, Nuker, etc.
c) Bomb :- The exploration takes place in the form of sudden disaster inside system. These viruses remain inactive for a long time and wait for a specific date or specific event for disaster.
Example:- Happy birthday 30 , Tuesday the 13 th.
A worm replicates itself and exploits security fails to spread onto other pc in a network.
A trojan looks like a real software but is actually stealing your data
A bomb is added into a real working software and whenever the software us used, it works in the bg and steals data