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Question #: 5
Topic #: 1
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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 RAM and copies itself to the original location of the MBR
  • B. Moves the MBR to another location on the hard disk 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: B 🗳️
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 dorinh at Nov. 30, 2021, 2:44 p.m.

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tyw82
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: B
CEHv12 Pg1033 - A boot sector virus moves MBR to another location on the hard disk and copies itself to the original location of MBR. When the system boots, first, the virus code executes and then control passes to the original MBR.
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AmalUB
1 year, 9 months ago
Answer B 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
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dorinh
2 years, 11 months ago
A boot sector virus moves MBR to another location on the hard disk and copies itself to the original location of MBR. When the system boots, first, the virus code executes and then control passes to the original MBR
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