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A computer virus is a type of program that spreads itself by inserting its code into other programs on your computer. It matters because once it's running, it can replicate widely and potentially cause damage or unwanted changes to your system.
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- Subclass of
- digital organism
- Named after
- virus
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- different from
- malware
- Stack Exchange tag
- stackoverflow.com/tags/virus
- topic's main category
- Category:Computer viruses
- Commons category
- Computer viruses
- topic has template
- Template:Infobox malware
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