Describe the following three forms of malware: (a) botnets, (b) worms, and (c) viruses

What will be an ideal response?


• A botnet is a network of computers that have been appropriated without the knowledge of their owners and used to spread harmful programs via the Internet.
• A worm is a computer program that can automatically replicate itself over a network such as the Internet and interfere with the normal use of a computer. A worm does not need to be attached to an existing file to move from one network to another.
• A virus is a computer program that can automatically replicate itself over a network such as the Internet and interfere with the normal use of a computer. A virus cannot exist as a separate entity and must attach itself to another program to move through a network,

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