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Definitions[]

Computing[]

An infection is

“ the process of malware entering a computer or certain areas of a computer or files. ”

An infection occurs

“ [w]hen a virus adds its code to another file to help it spread its code to other files and PCs.[1] ”

References[]

  1. ↑ Microsoft Malware Protection Center Glossary.

See also[]

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