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Computer virus
A computer virus is a kind of malware that, when
performed, replicates by inserting exact replicates of itself (possibly
modified) into other computer programs, data documents, or the boot
sector of the hard drive; when this replication does well, the affected
areas are then said to be "infected". Viruses often perform some kind of
hurtful undertaking on infected hosts, such as robbing hard disk space
or CPU time, accessing personal information, corrupting facts and
figures, brandishing political or funny messages on the user's screen,
spamming their contacts, or logging their keystrokes. However, not all
viruses carry a destructive payload or attempt to hide themselves—the
characterising characte
