Viruses are programmed with trigger events to activate and corrupt systems.In the infection phase, the virus replicates itself and attaches to an.Working of Viruses: Infection Phase and Attack Phase Elimination: Users install antivirus updates and eliminate the virus threats.Incorporation: Antivirus software developers assimilate defenses against the virus.Detection: A virus is identified as threat infecting target systems.Launch: It gets activated with the user performing certain actions such as running an infected program.Replication: Virus replicates for a period of time within the target system and then spreads itself.
6.3 Virus and Worm Concepts Introduction to Viruses