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What is the difference between boot sector virus and program virus?
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∙ 13y ago
boot sector : virus runs on start up of the computer.
program: virus runs when you run a specific program.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoA boot sector virus is just basically a virus that infects the boot system; they usually like to overwrite and/or edit the boot files so they can wipeout or play tricks on your computer on the next boot. A file virus on the other hand just infects files and makes them useless. They can range from overwriting basic video files to deleting critically important files.
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A multipartite virus is a combination of a boot sector virus and a file virus and can hide in either?
A multipartite virus is a combination of a boot sector virus and a file virus. It can hide in either type of program.
Which type of malware hides in the MBR program of a hard drive?
Boot Sector Virus
What is the difference between a file virus a system sector virus and a macro virus?
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What is the difference between resident and transient virus?
A transient virus has a life that depends on the life of its host; the virus runs when its attached program executes and terminates when its attached program ends. A resident virus locates itself in memory; then it can remain active or be activated as a stand-alone program, even after its attached program ends.A resident virus don't search for host when they are started.A resident virus can stsys active in the background.
A script virus hides in the boot sector program of a hard drive or floppy disk or in the master boot program in the Master Boot Record?
FALSE
What is the difference between thread and virus?
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What is a boot-sector virus?
multipartite virus
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A virus is a computer program designed in some way to harm the way a computer functions. A firewall protects against viruses and other unwanted programs.
What is the difference between a common animal virus and a retrovirus?
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What is system sector boot virus?
A boot sector virus is a computer virus that puts itself in the boot sector of a computer. The boot sector is the partition on the disk drive that contains all of the programs and files necessary for the computer to start up. This ensures that the virus will be executed once the computer is turned on.
What are the characterisics of a virus?
(1) file virus (2) boot sector virus
What is the difference between a pathogenic bacteria and a virus?
A pathogenic bacterium is alive while a virus is not.
