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From: dan-hankins@cup.portal.com (Daniel B Hankins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Internet UNIX virus
Message-ID: <11212@cup.portal.com>
Date: 12 Nov 88 13:29:44 GMT
References: <13232@oberon.USC.EDU> <2954@sugar.uu.net> <10984@cup.portal.com> <211@topologix.topologix.com>
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In article <211@topologix.topologix.com> devin@topologix (Devin Hooker)
writes:

>In article <10984@cup.portal.com> dan-hankins@cup.portal.com (Daniel B Hankins) writes:
>[RE: the Unix virus]
><After all, this was a worm and not a virus.
><
><Dan Hankins
>	Please clarify for me the reason and the difference.  Thanks.
>
>			-Devin

     A virus is a piece of code that attaches itself to existing legitimate
programs in order to propagate.  It may or may not be malicious.

     A worm is a program that replicates itself, usually through a network.
Sometimes known as a bacterium.  Does not attach itself to other programs.


Dan Hankins