Write the name of a destructive program that masks itself as a useful program.
Answers
Answered by
3
Explanation:
This destructive program is known as virus
Answered by
1
PROGRAMS
- A VIRUS IS A COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT EXECUTES WHEN AN INFECTED PROGRAM IS EXECUTED. THEREFORE, ONLY EXECUTABLE FILES CAN BE INFECTED
- BY DEFINITION, A VIRUS INFECTS OTHER PROGRAMS WITH COPIES OF ITSELF
o MAY SIMPLY CLONE ITSELF
o MAY DAMAGE OTHER PROGRAMS AND DATA
o SOME SELF-DESTRUCT WHEN DONE
- VIRUS PROGRAMS ARE OFTEN QUITE SMALL, ONLY A FEW LINES OF CODE
- CAN BE HIDDEN IN HEALTHY SOFTWARE AND QUITE HARD TO FIND
- CAN INFECT ANY COMPUTER, CAN BE TRANSMITTED OVER ANY LINES. REPRODUCE RAPIDLY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TRACE BACK TO SOURCE
TYPES OF VIRUSES
- A VIRUS MAY ATACH ITSELF TO OTHER PROGRAMS AND HIDE IN THEM. OR IT MAY INFILTRATE THE COMPUTER’S OPERATING SYSTEM
- USUALLY CONTRACTED FROM EXTERNAL SOFTWARE SOURCE – VIRUS HOST PROGRAMS MADE DELIBERATELY ATTRACTIVE TO VICTIMS (E.G., E-MAIL MESSAGE, GAME)
- CAN ACT IMMEDIATELY OR LIE DORMANT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME (E.G., MICHELANGO VIRUS, ON MICHELANGO’S BIRTHDAY) OR UNTIL SOME EVENT (1-2-3 VIRUS WHEN 1,2,3 TYPED)
Hopefully this helps you
- A VIRUS IS A COMPUTER PROGRAM THAT EXECUTES WHEN AN INFECTED PROGRAM IS EXECUTED. THEREFORE, ONLY EXECUTABLE FILES CAN BE INFECTED
- BY DEFINITION, A VIRUS INFECTS OTHER PROGRAMS WITH COPIES OF ITSELF
o MAY SIMPLY CLONE ITSELF
o MAY DAMAGE OTHER PROGRAMS AND DATA
o SOME SELF-DESTRUCT WHEN DONE
- VIRUS PROGRAMS ARE OFTEN QUITE SMALL, ONLY A FEW LINES OF CODE
- CAN BE HIDDEN IN HEALTHY SOFTWARE AND QUITE HARD TO FIND
- CAN INFECT ANY COMPUTER, CAN BE TRANSMITTED OVER ANY LINES. REPRODUCE RAPIDLY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TRACE BACK TO SOURCE
TYPES OF VIRUSES
- A VIRUS MAY ATACH ITSELF TO OTHER PROGRAMS AND HIDE IN THEM. OR IT MAY INFILTRATE THE COMPUTER’S OPERATING SYSTEM
- USUALLY CONTRACTED FROM EXTERNAL SOFTWARE SOURCE – VIRUS HOST PROGRAMS MADE DELIBERATELY ATTRACTIVE TO VICTIMS (E.G., E-MAIL MESSAGE, GAME)
- CAN ACT IMMEDIATELY OR LIE DORMANT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME (E.G., MICHELANGO VIRUS, ON MICHELANGO’S BIRTHDAY) OR UNTIL SOME EVENT (1-2-3 VIRUS WHEN 1,2,3 TYPED)
Hopefully this helps you
Similar questions