COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY
WHAT IS A COMPUTER VIRUS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Save
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infect
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Boot sector viruses infect the boot sector or the partition table of a disk. Computer systems are typically infected by these viruses when started with infected floppy disks-the boot attempt does not have to be successful for the virus to infect the computer hard drive.
Detailed explanation-2: -A boot virus (also known as a boot infector, an MBR virus or DBR virus) targets and infects a specific, physical section of a computer system that contains information crucial to the proper operation of the computer’s operating system (OS).
Detailed explanation-3: -Symptoms of a boot sector virus infection. In many cases, a user may not know they are infected with a boot sector virus until they run an antivirus solution or malware scan. Alternatively, the computer can start slowing down, files can suddenly disappear or start to get encrypted.
Detailed explanation-4: -Multipartite Virus They can simultaneously infect both the boot sector and executable files, allowing them to act quickly and spread rapidly.
Detailed explanation-5: -A: Popular examples of the boot sector virus include: Elk Cloner, Brain, Stoned, Parity Boot Virus, Michelangelo, and Angelina.