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What is the difference between a worm and a virus

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The primary difference between a virus and a worm is that viruses must be triggered by the activation of their host; whereas worms are stand-alone malicious programs that can self-replicate and propagate independently as soon as they have breached the system.
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A virus  is a general  term while a worm is  a type of virus that attaches itself in memory 

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