Question

Which of the following virus overtake computer system when it books and destroy Information?

• A. Trojan
• B. System infectors
• C. Boot infectors
• D. Stealth viruses.

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

Stealth viruses.

Stealth viruses overtake computer system when it books and destroy Information.

A stealth virus is a type of virus malware that contains sophisticated means of avoiding detection by antivirus software. After it manages to get into the now-infected machine a stealth virus hides itself by continually renaming and moving itself around the disc.

A stealth virus is a hidden computer virus that attacks operating system processes and averts typical anti-virus or anti-malware scans. Stealth viruses hide in files, partitions and boot sectors and are adept at deliberately avoiding detection.