Bacteria or Rabbits

Bacteria or Rabbits definition - hacker
Viruses not carrying a logic bomb, often referred to by experts as “bacteria” or “rabbits,” are not significantly destructive. They merely replicate, thus consuming valuable resources needed for computing.

See Also: Logic Bomb; Virus.

Webster's New World Hacker Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Bernadette Schell and Clemens Martin.
Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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