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312-50V9 · Question #213
Which of the following describes the characteristics of a Boot Sector Virus?
The correct answer is A. Moves the MBR to another location on the hard disk and copies itself to the original location of the. A boot sector virus is a computer virus that infects a storage device's master boot record (MBR). The virus moves the boot sector to another location on the hard drive.
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Which of the following describes the characteristics of a Boot Sector Virus?
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- AMoves the MBR to another location on the hard disk and copies itself to the original location of the
- BMoves the MBR to another location on the RAM and copies itself to the original location of the
- CModifies directory table entries so that directory entries point to the virus code instead of the
- DOverwrites the original MBR and only executes the new virus code
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(37 responses)- A95% (35)
- B3% (1)
- D3% (1)
Explanation
A boot sector virus is a computer virus that infects a storage device's master boot record (MBR). The virus moves the boot sector to another location on the hard drive.
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#boot sector virus#MBR#virus types#malware behavior
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