The term ____ describes a potentially damaging computer program that affects, or infects, a computer negatively by altering the way the computer works without the user's knowledge or permission.
A)firewall
B)agent
C)virus
D)spyware

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A virus is a type of malicious software program that, when executed, replicates by inserting copies of itself into other computer programs, data files, or the boot sector of the hard drive, thereby negatively affecting the computer's operation without the user's knowledge or permission.

The Term ____ Describes a Potentially Damaging Computer Program That