SSCP · Question #1024
Which virus category has the capability of changing its own code, making it harder to detect by anti-virus software?
The correct answer is B. Polymorphic viruses. A polymorphic virus has the capability of changing its own code, enabling it to have many different variants, making it harder to detect by anti-virus software. The particularity of a stealth virus is that it tries to hide its presence after infecting a system. A Trojan horse…
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- AStealth viruses
- BPolymorphic viruses
- CTrojan horses
- DLogic bombs
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(23 responses)- A9% (2)
- B87% (20)
- C4% (1)
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A polymorphic virus has the capability of changing its own code, enabling it to have many different variants, making it harder to detect by anti-virus software. The particularity of a stealth virus is that it tries to hide its presence after infecting a system. A Trojan horse is a set of unauthorized instructions that are added to or replacing a legitimate program. A logic bomb is a set of instructions that is initiated when a specific event occurs.
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