Which of the following virus types changes some of its characteristics as it spreads?

The correct answer is D. Polymorphic. A Polymorphic virus produces varied but operational copies of itself in hopes of evading anti-virus The following answers are incorrect: boot sector. Is incorrect because it is not the best answer. A boot sector virus attacks the boot sector of a drive. It describes the type of a

Submitted by fernanda_arg· Apr 18, 2026Security Concepts and Practices

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Which of the following virus types changes some of its characteristics as it spreads?

Options

ABoot Sector
BParasitic
CStealth
DPolymorphic

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A
6% (1)
B
6% (1)
D
88% (15)

Explanation

A Polymorphic virus produces varied but operational copies of itself in hopes of evading anti-virus The following answers are incorrect: boot sector. Is incorrect because it is not the best answer. A boot sector virus attacks the boot sector of a drive. It describes the type of attack of the virus and not the characteristics of its parasitic. Is incorrect because it is not the best answer. A parasitic virus attaches itself to other files but does not change its characteristics. stealth. Is incorrect because it is not the best answer. A stealth virus attempts to hide changes of the affected files but not itself.

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#Polymorphic virus#Malware types#Antivirus evasion

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