Multiple choice general knowledge science & technology

___________ viruses rewrite themselves completely each time they are to infect new executables.

  1. Polymorphic

  2. Metamorphic

  3. HIV

  4. XORing
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Metamorphic viruses completely rewrite their code with each infection while maintaining functionality, making them extremely difficult to detect via signature-based methods. Polymorphic viruses only change their decryption routine while keeping the same virus body. HIV is a biological virus, not computer malware.

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