Year: 2022

COMPUTER VIRUS is "a virus as a piece of code with two characteristics: 1. At least a partially automated capability to reproduce. 2. A method of transfer which is dependent on its ability to attach itself to other computer entities (programs, disk sectors, data files, etc.) that move between these systems.” https://lnkd.in/eCG7b3z View in LinkedIn

CODE CORRUPTION. "What do all these jumping genes do, besides jump? Much of what a transposon does depends on where it lands. Landing inside a gene can result in a mutation, as was discovered when insertions of L1 into the factor VIII gene caused hemophilia. Similarly, a few years later, researchers found L1 in the APC genes in colon cancer cells but not in the APC genes in healthy cells in the same individuals." https://lnkd.in/GEpmJN View in LinkedIn

STEALTH JUMPING GENES. "Most TEs appear to be silent—in other words, these elements do not produce a phenotypic effect, nor do they actively move around the genome. At least that has been the general scientific consensus. Some silenced TEs are inactive because they have mutations that affect their ability to move from one chromosomal location to another; others are perfectly intact and capable of moving but are kept inactive by epigenetic defense mechanisms such as DNA methylation, chromatin remodeling, and miRNAs." (MiRNAs = MicroRNAs; TE = Transposable element, transposons). https://lnkd.in/GEpmJN View in LinkedIn

NULL EFFECT. "True viruses have two major components: one that handles the spread of the virus, and a “payload” or “manipulation” task. The payload task may not be present (has null effect), or it may await a set of predetermined circumstances before triggering. For a computer virus to work, it somehow must add itself to other executable code." https://lnkd.in/eCG7b3z View in LinkedIn

2007: "attackers created over 700,000 new malicious programs." https://lnkd.in/dGC6A7c View in LinkedIn

2015: "More than 317 million new pieces of malware -- computer viruses or other malicious software -- were created last year. That means nearly one million new threats were released each day." https://lnkd.in/dZYM-Me View in LinkedIn

"CYBERATTACKS also spread wickedly fast. When hackers release a wave of malware-laced spam emails, it only takes 82 seconds for someone to get duped and become the first victim." https://lnkd.in/dZYM-Me View in LinkedIn

VIRAL ARCHAEOLOGY. "This timeline of computer viruses and worms presents a chronology of noteworthy computer viruses, computer worms, Trojan horses, similar malware, related research and events." https://lnkd.in/dmr9tdK View in LinkedIn

INFORMATION. "A computer virus has information storage of a self-representation." https://lnkd.in/dz3C6n5 View in LinkedIn

COMPUTER VIRUSES. "Like DNA molecules, it's code is a template that is used by the virus to replicate itself. There also seems to be a kind of metabolism that converts matter and energy." https://lnkd.in/dz3C6n5 View in LinkedIn