Computer worms
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A computer worm is a self-replicating computer program. Once on a host, it sends a copy of itself (through a network connection) to other systems, without any user intervention. The worm then repeats this process on the new host. Most security experts regard all worms as malware, because they generate network traffic, and perform functions without informing the user.
