Virus Propagation Techniques Flashcards
1
Q
File Infection
A
infection of executable files like .exe or .com
2
Q
Service injection
A
injecting themselves into trusted runtime processes of OS (svchost.exe / winlogin.exe / explorer.exe)
3
Q
Boot sector infection
A
infection of legitimate boot sector + loaded into memory during OS load process
4
Q
Macro infection
A
infection + spread through code in macros (Virtual Basic / MS Office)
