NETWORK SECURITY
INTRODUCTION
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Question
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Attach themselves to certain files. Users spread these files by copying them and activate viruses by opening infected files
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Virus
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Worm
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Trojan
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -File infectors, as their name implies, “infect” files on a computer by attaching themselves to executable files. They do this by either appending their code to the file or overwriting portions of the file code.
Detailed explanation-2: -A computer virus attaches itself to a program or file so it can spread from one computer to another, leaving infections as it travels.
Detailed explanation-3: -A computer worm is a standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers. It often uses a computer network to spread itself, relying on security failures on the target computer to access it.
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