Which of the following is an independent malicious program that does not need any host program?
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A worm is a independent malicious program which does not need a host to work . The worm is very different from a computer virus . They can replicate by their own and does not need dependence like virus which infects the softwares which already affected . This unlike a computer virus does not delete files because it is hidden in the drives and folders and occupy space which ultimately reduces the storage of hard disk.
Trojan horse is the kind of independent malicious program that does not need any host program.
It is a very harmful software which appears to be legitimate.
Its authentic but fake look which is similar to other software is the trick where the users fall in the trap of downloading it and executing the software.
However, unlike virus and worms, they do not reproduce by infecting files and neither do they self-replicate.