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- Illegal modification of programs
Illegal modification of programs allows a computer to be used with different proprietary software and also for example, could allow increasing the number of licensed users that can access a particular system or program at any given time. These illegal modifications are accomplished without the knowledge or consent of its owner. It is aimed at programs stored in libraries, and may destroy modules of the host operating systems, communications software, or user application software.
This threat is currently known in several forms like viruses, Trojan horses and worms, and can be posed by users or programs.
