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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
[
]
↑
Microsoft Malware Protection Center Glossary
.
See also
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]
Infection chain
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