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asked Jul 30, 2021 in Cyber Security by Natalie (69.5k points)

There are _________ types of computer virus.

(a) 5

(b) 7

(c) 10

(d) 12

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answered Aug 2, 2021 by Nathan (1.4m points)
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Right option is (c) 10

Explanation: There are a total of 10 types of virus. These are categorized based on their working and characteristics. These are System or Boot Sector Virus, Direct Action Virus, Resident Virus, Multipartite Virus, Polymorphic Virus, Overwrite Virus, Space-filler Virus, File infectors, Macro Virus, Rootkit virus.

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