A program that has capability to infect other program and make copies of itself and spread into other programs is called:

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(b) Virus — The term computer virus was coined by Fred Cohen in 1985. Viruses behave differently, depending upon the reason or motivation behind their creation. Some of the most common intentions or motives behind viruses include stealing passwords or data, corrupting files, spamming the user’s email contacts, and even taking control of the user’s machine. Some well-known viruses include Cryptolocker, ILOVEYOU, Mydoom, Sasser and Netsky, Slammer, Stuxnet, etc.

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(A) Worm

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(C) Trojan

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(D) None of the above

A program that has capability to infect other program and make copies of itself and spread into other programs is called:

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