On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 5:39 PM, Harvey Rothenberg
<[email protected]>wrote:

> From TechTarget's WhatIs (dot) com defines a worm as a self-replicating
> code that does not alter files but resides in active memory and duplicates
> itself. It is common for worms to be noticed ONLY when their uncontrolled
> replication consumes system resources, slowing or halting other tasks.
>

That ship has sailed. Like it or not, the average user --- and the average
compliance auditor --- does not distinguish between clades of malware.

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