FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY

WHAT IS INTERNET SECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Files that turn into shortcuts can be affected by ____ ?
A
Worm
B
Virus
C
Spoofing
D
Spam
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Shortcut virus is a triggered issue. Once your device gets connected to the shortcuts virus, its malware will creep into your PC, USB pen drive, memory card or other removable storage devices. And then it will immediately create a shortcut of your folders with the same names, hiding the real folder and files.

Detailed explanation-2: -USB shortcut virus is a type of malware that infects your USB drive in a manner that makes your files inaccessible. This Trojan hides all your files and replaces them with the shortcuts having the same name. These shortcuts are inaccessible and you can easily spread the virus once these links are clicked.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shortcut virus, also known as 1kb shortcut virus, is a common Trojan virus that spreads widely using a USB drive or pen drive as a medium. The virus will hide all the folders on the root directory of the USB, and then create a shortcut with the same name as the folder. These shortcut files end with . EXE, .

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