Description
Viruses replicate on the resources of the local machine.
Unlike worms, viruses do not use network services to propagate or penetrate other computers. A copy of a virus will reach remote computers only if the infected object is, for some reason unrelated to the virus function, activated on another computer. For example:
when infecting accessible disks, a virus penetrates a file located on a network resource
a virus copies itself to a removable storage device or infects a file on a removable device
a user sends an email with an infected attachment.
Read more
Find out the statistics of the vulnerabilities spreading in your region on statistics.securelist.com
Found an inaccuracy in the description of this vulnerability? Let us know!