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Question #: 66
Topic #: 8
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Which of the following describes the characteristics of a Boot Sector Virus?

  • A. Moves the MBR to another location on the hard disk and copies itself to the original location of the MBR
  • B. Moves the MBR to another location on the RAM and copies itself to the original location of the MBR
  • C. Modifies directory table entries so that directory entries point to the virus code instead of the actual program
  • D. Overwrites the original MBR and only executes the new virus code
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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️
A boot sector virus is a computer virus that infects a storage device's master boot record (MBR). The virus moves the boot sector to another location on the hard drive.
References: https://www.techopedia.com/definition/26655/boot-sector-virus
by designtshirt at April 4, 2025, 12:17 p.m.

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