A __________ uses macro or scripting code, typically embedded in a document and triggered when the document is viewed or edited, to run and replicate itself into other such documents.
A) boot sector infector
B) file infector
C) macro virus
D) multipartite virus

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The description provided is characteristic of a macro virus, as it uses macros or scripting code to replicate itself into other documents. Boot sector infectors infect the boot sector of a computer's hard drive, file infectors infect executable files, and multipartite viruses infect both boot sectors and executable files, so none of these options fit the given description as well as choice C, macro virus.

A __________ Uses Macro or Scripting Code, Typically Embedded in a Document