Worm

A computer worm is a self-replicating malware that duplicates itself to spread to uninfected computers.

Viruses were generally thought of as a system-based problem, and worms were network-based.

Some examples of Worm:

• Sobig Worm (2003)
• SQL Slammer worm (2003)
• Red and Nimba (2001)
• Zotob (2005)

Worms act like a virus but also have the ability to travel without human action.

See also

• Security: Security portfolio, Security standards, Hardening, CVE, CWE, Wireless Network Hacking, vulnerability scanner, Security risk assessment, SCA, Application Security Testing, OWASP, Data leak, NIST, SANS, MITRE, Security policy, Access Control attacks, password policy, password cracking, Password manager, MFA, OTP, UTF, Firewall, DoS, Software bugs, MITM, Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Contents, Security+ Malware, FIPS, DLP, Network Access Control (NAC), VAPT, SIEM, EDR, SOC, pentest, PTaaS, Clickjacking, MobSF, Janus vulnerability, Back Orifice, Backdoor, CSO, CSPM, PoLP, forensic, encryption, Keylogger, Pwn2Own