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# What is Fork BOMB?

Ans: A Fork Bomb or Rabbit Virus is a program which can generate a large no of processes very quickly in order to overload the space available in the list of processes kept by Computer’s Operating System.

It work s like by spreading Cmd.exe in Windows.It just generate Cmd.exe again and again so quickly that even your alt+ctrl+del (Task Manager) will not work.Actually Task manager gets overlapped by executing of cmd.exe.It doesn’t allow the Operating System to generate Task Manager at that time.

# How to Create a Fork Bomb?

1. Open notepad.
2. Type the Following code:

   :s

   START %0

   GOTO :s

3. Save as ForkBomb.bat
4. Your ForkBomb is Ready.
5. You can Save it as ForkBomb.txt to view the Code as if u open that .bat file then fork bomb will start forking.
6. Don’t click on the ForkBomb.bat file now if u want to see what happens next then ur wish but i am not responsible for it.

# How to prevent It?

Ans: If the ForkBomb program runs then u can stop it only by pressing the start button/restart button on your computer cabinet/or in case of laptop it will be the power on button.