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A computer virus is a type of malicious software, it can take on many forms. from a fake antivirus software to a trojan. There are 3 critical stages to a virus The infection The payload The execution phase The infection stage starts when the user getting the virus installs the virus on the target's computer The payload activates when the infection mechanism executes the virus The execution starts when the payload is released.
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