SURVEY OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
SURVEY OF OPERATING SYSTEMS
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ISBN: 9781260096002
Author: Holcombe
Publisher: RENT MCG
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The type of malware installs on a computer without the knowledge or permission of the user, and replicates itself on the computer or throughout a network called as “Worm”.

Hence, the correct answer is option “C”.

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