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virus
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- 1a program, script or macro designed to cause damage, steal personal information, modify data, send e-mail, display messages or some combination of these action.virus
- 2Because they infect the master boot record, they are notoriously difficult to remove, often requiring a full system format.Boot Sector Virus
- 3• It works by attaching itself to a particular type of file. • When someone executes the file, it springs into life, looking for other similar files in the directory for it to spread toDirect Action Virus
- 4• It attaches to files made from programs that support macros• Macro Virus
- 5s ruin your file allocation system, which is where information about files and where to find them existsFAT Virus
- 6software that is specifically designed to gain access or damage a computer without the knowledge of the ownerMalware
- 7remotely access or control a computer without being detected by users or security program.rootkit
- 8t disguises itself as a normal file or program to trick users into downloading and installing malwareTrojan Horse
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- 1 Security Flashcards on virus, created by Michael Angelo on 17/04/2024.
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