1.0REVE Antivirushttps://www.reveantivirus.com/blogKanika Sharmahttps://www.reveantivirus.com/blog/author/kanika-sharmarich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="unFG2y2q8G"><a href="https://www.reveantivirus.com/blog/en/computer-worm">Computer Worm – How to Safeguard Your PC from Internet Worms?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.reveantivirus.com/blog/en/computer-worm/embed#?secret=unFG2y2q8G" width="600" height="338" title="“Computer Worm – How to Safeguard Your PC from Internet Worms?” — REVE Antivirus" data-secret="unFG2y2q8G" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,d){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(d.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},!c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage)if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(t)if(t.secret||t.message||t.value)if(!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var r,a,i,s=d.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=d.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<s.length;o++)if(r=s[o],e.source===r.contentWindow){if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(i=parseInt(t.value,10)))i=1e3;else if(~~i<200)i=200;r.height=i}if("link"===t.message)if(a=d.createElement("a"),i=d.createElement("a"),a.href=r.getAttribute("src"),i.href=t.value,i.host===a.host)if(d.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),d.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(!o){o=!0;for(var e,t,r,a=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),i=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),s=d.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<s.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=s[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(a||i)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> https://www.reveantivirus.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/worm.jpg800300Basically, a computer worm is a standalone malware application that spreads itself from one user machine to the other. It exploits the vulnerabilities present in the Operating System and causes harm to the user by stealing data, modifying data or deleting files.