Protecting Computers and People From Viruses.

The author discusses the similarities between computer viruses and biological viruses. The article also examines differences between computer worms and computer viruses, and the concepts of access, gain, and pathology in computer viruses and organic viruses. The author also discusses the host's defe...

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Publicado en:Communications of the ACM Vol. 63; no. 10; pp. 8 - 10
Autor principal: Hill, Robin K.
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Association for Computing Machinery Oct2020
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Sumario:The author discusses the similarities between computer viruses and biological viruses. The article also examines differences between computer worms and computer viruses, and the concepts of access, gain, and pathology in computer viruses and organic viruses. The author also discusses the host's defense or prevention of viruses.