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McAfee Exam CCII Topic 1 Question 1 Discussion

Actual exam question for McAfee's CCII exam
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A virus is a program that attaches itself to a program or file. This allows it to spread across networks and cause damage to software and hardware.

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Acomputer virusismalicious software (malware)that replicates itself by attaching to legitimateprograms or files. Once activated, viruses can:

Corrupt or delete files.

Spread across networks, infecting multiple systems.

Cause performance issuesor even render a system inoperable.

Unlikeworms, which can spread independently, viruses requirehuman action(e.g., opening an infected file or running an executable).


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Jenelle
2 days ago
True. Viruses can definitely cause damage to software and hardware.
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Donette
3 days ago
Hmm, this is a tricky one. My pet hamster could probably write better malware than some of these so-called 'viruses'. Just sayin'.
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Jesusita
8 days ago
True, of course. Viruses are like the digital version of that annoying friend who just won't leave you alone. Gotta quarantine them ASAP!
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Jaclyn
12 days ago
False, obviously. Viruses are sentient beings that just want to make friends and play video games, not cause damage. Duh!
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Lonna
13 days ago
Definitely true! Viruses are like the digital plague, infecting everything in sight. Better have a strong antivirus game on point!
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