The files in James's computer were found spreading within the device without any human action. As an engineer, you were requested to identify the problem and help James resolve it. During file code inspection, you noticed that certain types of files in the computer have similar codes. You found that the problem is coming from a set of codes that are not part of the actual files, appended at the bottom of the file. You also noticed a transfer control code written at the beginning of the files giving control to the code at the bottom of the file. Which type of infection is this a characteristic of?

This type of infection is this a characteristic of a computer worm

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Computer Worm are commonly referred to as an independent program that often replicates or double itself by copying a fraction of itself onto another computer. They often exit in two forms. They are:Network Worm is a type of computer worm that replicates or copies different fraction of itself to computers linked together in known network.Host Worm is a type of computer worm that replicates or copies itself to another computer in a network and later on remove or deletes itself completely from the previous computer in which it was in.Computer worm are capable of replicating themselves without human intervention.

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