Question

Unit 7 3. Describe the characteristics of computer worms.

Answer 1

Answer:

Computer worms are also called as Computer Virus. These will cause damage to computer software and hardware devices.
These worms can be transferred in many ways:
Via Emails
Via External devices
via untrusted websites

How this virus attack can be protected:
Do not open emails from unrecognized people
Keep the security patches up to date in the system
Do not use external devices before cleaning up
Install the Computer antivirus software

What will happen if the computer worms attack:
It will be spread across the system and make the system perform slow. Allow someone to hack your computer details and data
The most recent worm attack is Ransomware on 2017-18.

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