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Which virus attaches itself to COMMAND. COM file?
Which virus attaches itself to COMMAND. COM file?
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The correct option is B System infectors
System infectors virus
attaches itself to COMMAND.COM file.
A computer virus is a
malicious software program loaded onto a user’s computer without the user’s
knowledge and performs malicious actions. It can self-replicate, inserting
itself onto other programs or files, infecting them in the process.
System infectors : This category of virus deals with the components of the
system itself. System infectors attach themselves to a file such as COMMAND.COM
or other memory resident files and manipulate these files. System infectors
differ from boot infectors that system infectors gain control after the
computer is booted and infects a hard disk or bootable floppies which contain
system files only.
System infectors virus attaches itself to COMMAND.COM file.
A computer virus is a malicious software program loaded onto a user’s computer without the user’s knowledge and performs malicious actions. It can self-replicate, inserting itself onto other programs or files, infecting them in the process.
System infectors : This category of virus deals with the components of the system itself. System infectors attach themselves to a file such as COMMAND.COM or other memory resident files and manipulate these files. System infectors differ from boot infectors that system infectors gain control after the computer is booted and infects a hard disk or bootable floppies which contain system files only.
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