Technically, there is no single official program called "virus.exe." In the world of Windows computing, .exe is the file extension for an . When you double-click one, you are giving the computer a set of instructions to run.
Many modern viruses use your email or messaging apps to send copies of themselves to everyone you know.
If you must test a suspicious file, run it in a "Sandbox" environment or a Virtual Machine (VM) that is isolated from your actual computer.
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