A computer virus is a malware program that, when executed, replicates by inserting copies of itself (possibly modified) into other computer programs, data files, or the boot sector of the hard drive; when this replication succeeds, the affected areas are then said to be "infected".[1][2][3][4] Viruses often perform some type of harmful activity on infected hosts, such as stealing hard disk space or CPU
time, accessing private information, corrupting data, displaying
political or humorous messages on the user's screen, spamming their
contacts, or logging their keystrokes.
However, not all viruses carry a destructive payload or attempt to hide
themselves—the defining characteristic of viruses is that they are
self-replicating computer programs which install themselves without the
user's consent.
Virus writers use social engineering and exploit detailed knowledge of security vulnerabilities to gain access to their hosts' computing resources. The vast majority of viruses target systems running Microsoft Windows,[5][6][7] employing a variety of mechanisms to infect new hosts,[8] and often using complex anti-detection/stealth strategies to evade antivirus software.[9][10][11][12] Motives for creating viruses can include seeking profit, desire to send a political message, personal amusement, to demonstrate that a vulnerability exists in software, for sabotage and denial of service, or simply because they wish to explore artificial life and evolutionary algorithms.[13]
Computer viruses currently cause billions of dollars worth of economic damage each year,[14] due to causing systems failure, wasting computer resources, corrupting data, increasing maintenance costs, etc. In response, free, open-source antivirus tools have been developed, and a multi-billion dollar industry of antivirus software
vendors has cropped up, selling virus protection to users of various
operating systems of which Windows is often the most victimized,
partially due to its extreme popularity.[citation needed]
No currently existing antivirus software is able to catch all computer
viruses (especially new ones); computer security researchers are
actively searching for new ways to enable antivirus solutions to more
effectively detect emerging viruses, before they have already become
widely distributed.[15]
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