Which of these security threats is designed to replicate itself without any user intervention?
A) Computer virus
B) Worm
C) Phishing
D) Rootkit
E) My replicator is a bit slower than most
The answer: B) Worm
One of the distinguishing characteristics of a worm is its ability to jump between systems and spread infection without the need of any human intervention.
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