Is a malicious,self-replicating program that can spread throughout a network without human assistance.

It infects the boot sector of floppy disks or the Master Boot Record (MBR) of hard disks.

Can be employed by cyber-thieves and hackers trying to gain access to user's systems.

It is a type of malicious software that,when executed replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting it's own code.

A _______ is a piece of code inserted into an operating system or software application that implements a malicious function after a certain amount of time, or specific conditions are met.

A computer virus written in the same macro language used for software programs, including Microsoft Excel or word processors such as Microsoft Word.

They often have sophisticated functionality and direct interfaces to high level applications such as word processing, spreadsheet, email, and web programs that can wreak considerable havoc.

When does the time bomb occur?

What is the name of the viruses that fool a user into downloading and/or executing them by pretending to be useful applications?