312-50V11 · Question #801
Which of the following viruses tries to hide from anti-virus programs by actively altering and corrupting the chosen service call interruptions when they are being run?
The correct answer is A. Stealth/ Tunneling virus. A stealth or tunneling virus evades anti-virus detection by intercepting and manipulating operating system interrupt calls at runtime. This allows it to mask its presence by redirecting or corrupting the service calls that security tools rely on.
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Which of the following viruses tries to hide from anti-virus programs by actively altering and corrupting the chosen service call interruptions when they are being run?
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- AStealth/ Tunneling virus
- BMacro virus
- CCavity virus
- DPolymorphic virus
How the community answered
(40 responses)- A73% (29)
- B15% (6)
- C8% (3)
- D5% (2)
Why each option
A stealth or tunneling virus evades anti-virus detection by intercepting and manipulating operating system interrupt calls at runtime. This allows it to mask its presence by redirecting or corrupting the service calls that security tools rely on.
A stealth/tunneling virus works by intercepting OS-level interrupt service routines (ISRs) and system calls, substituting its own handlers so that when anti-virus software queries the system, the virus returns clean-looking data. By actively corrupting or redirecting these interrupts while the system is running, it hides file size changes, altered sectors, and its own code from scanners. This is precisely the behavior described in the question - active manipulation of service call interruptions during execution.
A macro virus embeds malicious code inside document macros (e.g., Word or Excel files) and executes when the document is opened, not by intercepting OS interrupt calls.
A cavity virus hides by inserting itself into unused 'null' spaces within executable files without increasing file size, but it does not actively intercept or corrupt system interrupt calls.
A polymorphic virus evades detection by mutating its own code signature with each infection cycle, rather than by intercepting or corrupting OS service call interrupts at runtime.
Concept tested: Stealth virus interrupt call interception technique
Source: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Understanding-Anti-Virus-Software_S508C.pdf
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