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GISF · Question #273
GISF Question #273: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation
The correct answer is D. File virus. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
This type of virus infects programs that can execute and load into memory to perform predefined stepsfor infecting systems. It infects files with the extensions .EXE, .COM, .BIN, and .SYS. As it canreplicate or destroy these types of files, the operating system becomes corrupted and needsreinstallation. This type of virus is known as __________.
Options
- AStealth virus
- BBoot sector virus
- CPolymorphic virus
- DFile virus
- EMultipartite virus
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