Sec. 52.7. (a) "Computer contaminant", for purposes of IC 35-43-1-8, means a set of computer instructions designed to modify, damage, destroy, record, or transmit information within a computer, computer system, or computer network without the intent or permission of the owner of the information.
(b) The term includes a computer program (commonly referred to as a virus or worm) that is:
(1) self-replicating or self-propagating; and
(2) designed to:
(A) contaminate other computer programs or computer data;
(B) consume computer resources;
(C) modify, destroy, record, or transmit data; or
(D) otherwise take control of the normal operation of a computer, computer system, or computer network.