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    The Term ____ Describes a Potentially Damaging Computer Program That
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The Term ____ Describes a Potentially Damaging Computer Program That

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Question 46

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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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