Question

What is computer virus and explain types of computer virus

Answer 1

• Types of Computer Viruses. A computer virus is one type of malware that inserts its virus code to multiply itself by altering the programs and applications. The computer gets infected through the replication of malicious code. Computer viruses come in different forms to infect the system in different ways.

Answer 2

Computer virus:

• A computer virus is a malicious software program loaded onto a user's computer without the user's knowledge and performs malicious actions.

• It can self-replicate, inserting itself onto other programs or files, infecting them in the process. Not all computer viruses are destructive though

Types of computer virus:

• Resident Virus. Resident viruses set up shop in your RAM and meddle with your system operations

• Multipartite Virus. This virus infects the entire system.

• Direct Action.

• Browser Hijacker.

• Overwrite Virus.

• Web Scripting Virus.

• File Infector.

• Network Virus.