COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTER NETWORKING
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A Official Antivirus CDs
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B USBs
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C Emails
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D Infected website
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Detailed explanation-1: -Which of them is not an ideal way of spreading the virus? Explanation: The ideal means of spreading computer virus are through emails, USB drives that are used portable and injected and ejected in different systems as well as from infected websites. Antivirus selling vendors do not place a virus in their CDs and DVDs.
Detailed explanation-2: -Typically, computer viruses spread through malicious online downloads, infected email attachments, or by plugging in infected hardware like an external flash drive (USB stick). Computer viruses can spread through almost any method of file sharing, as long as the virus can avoid detection by antivirus programs.
Detailed explanation-3: -Explanation: A worm is a type of virus that spreads through your computer by creating duplicates of itself on other drives, systems and networks.
Detailed explanation-4: -According to the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, infected email attachments are the most common means of circulating computer viruses. Most, but not all, computer viruses require a user to take some form of action, like enabling “macros” or clicking a link, to spread.
Detailed explanation-5: -solution: option (b) Malware can only spread through the Internet is the correct answer.