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WORM ATTACK [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • IT Security
CONT

Worms are similar to viruses, but unlike viruses (which need a carrier in order to replicate), worms replicate in their entirety, creating exact copies of themselves. ... A number of widely publicised worm attacks have occurred on Unix systems.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité des TI
CONT

Les vers sont semblables aux virus, mais contrairement à ceux-ci (qui exigent un vecteur pour pouvoir se reproduire), ils se reproduisent en totalité, et créent des copies fidèles. [...] Un certain nombre d'attaques de vers, dont on a beaucoup parlé, se sont produites sur les systèmes Unix.

Spanish

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