This type of virus infects programs that can execute and load into memory to perform predefined steps for infecting systems. It infects files with the extensions .EXE, .COM, .BIN and .SYS. As it can…

This type of virus infects programs that can execute and load into memory to perform predefined steps for infecting systems. It infects files with the extensions .EXE, .COM, .BIN and .SYS. As it can replicate or destroy these types of files, the operating system becomes corrupted and needs reinstallation. This type of virus is known as ________.