Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

Files that are specially created by anti-virus software, or by anti-virus professionals themselves, to be infected by a virus are called -

  1. trap files

  2. test files

  3. donkey files

  4. bait files
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Bait files (also called goat files) are dummy files created by antivirus researchers to attract and analyze virus infections. These files help study virus behavior without risking important data. The other terms are not standard antivirus terminology - trap files might seem plausible but bait files is the correct industry term.

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