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Types of Viruses

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name

Class

Date

It is a type of malicious code or program written to alter the way a computer operates and is designed to spread from one computer to another?

computer

Computer Virus

Fat Virus

Trojan

It is type of virus infects your web browser in which it will bring you to different websites?

Browser Hijacker

Companion Virus

Web

Direct Action Virus

It is a type of virus can take control when you start — or boot — your computer. One way it can spread is by plugging an infected USB drive into your computer?

Boot Sector Virus

Fat Virus

Browser

Multipartite Virus

It is a type of virus that doesn’t survive without accompanying an existing file or folder?

Malware

Virus

Fat Virus

Companion Virus

It is a kind of virus infects and spreads in multiple ways and It can infect both program files and system sectors?

Trojan

Fat Virus

Multipartite Virus

Adware

What is the general term for any virus that inserts itself in a computer system’s memory and can execute anytime when an operating system loads?

Virus

Direct Action Virus

Resident Virus

What type of virus exploits the code of web browsers and web pages?

Worms

Web Scripting Virus

Malware

A virus that attack certain types of files, typically .exe and .com files?

RAM

Trojan

Direct Action Virus

What kind of virus that ruins file allocation system where the information about files, including the location, exist?

Adware

Worms

Fat Virus

Software Virus

10.

What are the other threats but not technically called as “virus”, but they also have the same damaging effects as viruses?

Adware

Worms

Trojan

Software

11.