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Virus

A computer virus is a type of computer program that, when executed, replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code. Some computer viruses are programmed to harm your computer by damaging programs, deleting files, or reformatting the hard drive. Even less harmful computer viruses can significantly disrupt your system's performance, destroy computer memory and cause frequent computer crashes.