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What is the difference between Malware and Virus?

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Date Posted: 2016/06/23
Usman Musa
by Usman Musa , Network and Security Manager , NNPC Retail Limited

So there is virtually no difference between the two. Vius is just another form of Malware that maliciuosly affect system performance and get spread across systems through a shared files. 

robert oyugi
by robert oyugi , IT Cordinator , Marriott Marquis Hotel Qatar

Virus are specific type of malware, Malware is a broad term used to describe all sort of unwanted malicious code

AKASH JP
by AKASH JP , it analyst , Tata Consultancy Services - Other locations

Malware means a malicious software to harm the host system and virus is a kind of malware similiar to adware,spyware etc which spreads itself once run.

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