Linux Viruses and Such

Malware Types:
Virus: A program that modifies other programs.
Worm: Program that propagates across networks.
Trojan: Program that purports to do one thing, but does another. (“Spyware” codebases are basically trojans.)
Logic bomb: Program that “blows up” in some way. (Milder versions are called “bacteria”.)

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