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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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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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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