Misconception About Viruses

There are few misconceptions About viruses

Viruses can infect only Microsoft Windows systems: (False)

Most often people use window as an operating system, so virus code generally made for
windows operating system that does mean that virus cannot attack another operating system.

Viruses can modify "hidden" or "read only" files:(True)

        Virus can access both read only files and also hidden files in operating system.

     

Viruses can appear only in data files, or only in Word documents, or only in
       programs:(False)

What are data? What is an executable file? The distinction between these two concepts is not always clear, because a data file can control how a program executes and even cause a program to execute. word processing document files may contain startup commands to execute when the document is opened; these startup commands can contain malicious code.

Viruses spread only on disks or only in e-mail:(False)

No virus not only spread on disk or email it can be spread by use of any sort of data sharing process

Viruses cannot remain in memory after a complete power off/power on reboot:(True)

Virus cannot remain in ram after power off or reboot ..it remove from ram completely

Viruses cannot infect hardware:(True)

Virus only infect software not hardware

Viruses can infect only things they can modify; memory, executable files, and data are the primary target
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