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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Wire
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Phone
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CD/DVD
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Wifi
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Detailed explanation-1: -Whenever you copy files or download files from an infected removable medium like USB, CD, DVD drives then the virus may enter into your system. Always scan the removable medium before you open.
Detailed explanation-2: -So no, in your example a typical commercial CD/DVD is read-only, so it can’t become infected with malware after the fact even when inserted into a CD/DVD ROM writeable type drive on your PC.
Detailed explanation-3: -A computer virus cannot infect files on write-protected discs like CD-ROMs.
Detailed explanation-4: -Yes it can scan the cd/dvd if you open up My Computer and right click on the cd/dvd drive you’ll see an option to “Scan for Viruses” click on that and SEP will scan the entire disk and flag and files it see’s as a potential risk.