>>>>> "David" == harley <harley @
icrf .
icnet .
uk> writes:
David> <pedant> Actually, none of these are defining characteristics
David> of a virus. All a virus has to do to -be- a virus is
David> replicate. </pedant>
Uh, not quite.
A "virus" is so named because of its resemblance to its biological
namesake: it attaches itself to something that's already there. A
worm also replicates itself, but it does not attach itself to
something that's already there: it is, itself, a standalone program.
The mainstream media has completely blurred the distinction between
the two. Let's not allow "their" confusion to cause misunderstandings
among "us," eh?
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