FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY

WHAT IS A COMPUTER VIRUS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
These are the options after your computer is scanned for virus.
A
Repair
B
Sanitise
C
Delete
D
Quarantine
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Quarantine is a technique used by anti-virus and anti-malware software to isolate infected files on a computer. Files identified by this software can include viruses and worms, as well as system files that have been infected.

Detailed explanation-2: -Files tagged for quarantine are encrypted and moved to a protected folder, preventing further execution and potential harm to the user’s system. Each product has a Quarantine Manager where users can permanently delete or restore files from quarantine.

Detailed explanation-3: -Quarantine is a special isolated folder on a machine’s hard disk where the suspicious files detected by Antivirus and Antimalware protection are placed to prevent further spread of threats.

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