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computer virus
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A computer program that is designed to replicate itself by copying itself into the other programs stored in a computer. It may be benign or have a negative effect, such as causing a program to operate incorrectly or corrupting a computer's memory.
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Noun1.computer virus - a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computercomputer virus - a software program capable of reproducing itself and usually capable of causing great harm to files or other programs on the same computer; "a true virus cannot spread to another computer without human assistance"
virus
malevolent program - a computer program designed to have undesirable or harmful effects
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