🚀 go-pugleaf

Hello everybody,

I was following for some time discussion about ethical correctness of
Fred Cohen's virus creation. It seems to me that most of dilemmas
arises from different understanding of term computer virus. I am
relatively new on this list, so don't know if the definition of
computer virus was properly discus- sed earlier and if some general
definition was accepted. If was I would like to know which one. I saw
different definitions in literature (I looked in the VIRUS-L FAQ too
:-))and would like to sublime what I've read till now in following
statement :

      Computer virus is set of instruction written with intention to
cause some unwanted function in system in which is currently situated.
Virus has ability of reproduction, it can propagate through different
media, may evolve over time and can mutate.

Is that correct definition ? I would really like to know one which
wouldn't lead to misunderstandings.
                                                                           
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