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Morris Worm source code disk at the Computer History Museum.

A computer worm is a standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers. Often, it uses a computer network to spread itself. This is due to security shortcomings on the target computer. Unlike a computer virus, it does not need to attach itself to an existing program. Worms almost always cause at least some harm to the network, even if only by consuming bandwidth, whereas viruses almost always corrupt or modify files on a targeted computer.

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• Related: Computer surveillance, Computer virus, Helpful worm, Trojan horse (computing), XSS Worm

Vernalex.com's Malware Removal Guide Vernalex.com's Malware Removal Guide www.vernalex.com/guides/malware/ - Web

John Shoch, Jon Hupp "The "Worm" Programs – Early ... John Shoch, Jon Hupp "The "Worm" Programs – Early Experience with a Distributed Computation" vx.netlux.org/lib/ajm01.html - Web

The Case for Using Layered Defenses to Stop Worms The Case for Using Layered Defenses to Stop Worms www.nsa.gov/ia/_files/support/WORMPAPER.pdf - Web

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Worm Evolution Paper from Digital Threat Worm Evolution Paper from Digital Threat www.digitalthreat.net/?p=17 - Web

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