Re: What is the difference between a worm and a trojan ?

From: kurt wismer (kurtw_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 05/19/04 

Date: Wed, 19 May 2004 09:50:38 -0400

Ben wrote:

> On 18 May 2004 13:31, Peter Meister wrote:
>
>>Ok, I know the difference between a virus and a trojan. But what is
>>the difference between a worm and a trojan? Is the one a subset of the
>>other type or are they completele different ?
>>
>>Peter
>
>
> A worm is a self-replicating piece of code

yes...

> that doesn't require the user
> to take action in order to activate it.

that part is debatable... if you add that criteria we're left with a
wide variety of self-replicating malware that has no classification... 

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