Types of Viruses
There are different types of viruses:
- Boot sector virus: This virus affects the booting part of the computer. Every time the computer boots the virus gets loaded and it infects the floppy discs and other devices.
- Encrypted Virus: As the name suggests the program is in encrypted format and hence it is difficult to detect. Before infecting, the virus is decrypted so that it can execute itself.
- Email Virus: These types of viruses use emails as a medium to get transferred. When the user clicks on the link or message, the virus gets downloaded and it starts infecting the system.
- File Infector Virus: All of the computer’s executable files are impacted by this virus. It can modify or delete the files.
- Polymorphic Virus: Polymorphic means many forms. This virus can change into many forms and can infect it accordingly which makes it very difficult to get detected.
VIRUS Full Form
The world is digitally evolving day by day. With the introduction of Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing Systems tasks have become more automated and we have become heavily dependent on digital data. But it is also required to safeguard the information as they are susceptible to malware attacks and hence the concept of Cybersecurity arose.
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