Multipart Or Multipartite Viruses: A type of malware that can simultaneously infect both program files and system sectors, activating at every system startup. This dual infection approach makes it difficult to completely remove, as it can re-infect cleaned parts of the system.
Categories: CC D5: Security Operations | CCSP D4: Cloud Application Security | CISM D3: Information Security Program | CISSP D7: Security Operations | Security+ D2: Threats Vulnerabilities and Mitigations | SSCP D7: Systems and Application Security
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