______ is a standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers.

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Answer 1

Correct answer is Worms.

Key Points

A computer worm is a standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers.
A computer worm is a subset of the Trojan horse malware.
Morris Worm Also known as the Internet worm, this was one of the first computer worms to spread via the Internet and earn notoriety in the media.
Bagle, Blaster, Conficker, ILOVEYOU, Mydoom, and Ryuk are examples of some worms.

Additional Information

Phishing is a type of social engineering attack often used to steal user data, including login credentials and credit card numbers.
Spoofing is a type of scam in which a criminal disguises an email address, display name, phone number, text message, or website URL to convince a target that they are interacting with a known, trusted source.
For an example of Spoofing, you could receive an email that appears to be from Netflix using the fake domain name “netffix.com.”
In computer technology, a bug is a coding error in a computer program.