A computer virus is a program that replicates itself, usually by attaching itself to other programs, and then spreads to other programs and computers. Viruses can be spread trough a network, the Internet and also by e-mail. Virus or virus-like programs can change data, delete files, replace files, and use your computer to send spam, to name just a few problems.

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