Computer viruses: how companies can protect their systems
Joan C. Hubbard, Karen A. Forcht · Industrial Management & Data Systems · 1998
A computer virus is a program that can infect other programs by modifying them to include a copy of itself. When the infected programs are executed, the virus spreads itself to still other programs. Today’s society has seen a dramatic increase in the use of computers; as a result, businesses must take even more precautions to guard against the introduction of computer viruses into their systems.