Question

John is analyzing strange behavior on computers in his network. he believes there is malware on the machines. the symptoms include strange behavior that persists, even if he boots the machine to a linux live cd. what is the most likely cause?

Answer 1

The most likely cause is a computer virus

This is a malicious software program that replicates itself and spreads in the various folders resulting in the computer malfunctioning. It results in unexpected computer behavior such as slow processing speed and sudden crashes

Answer 2

The answer is Boot sector virus. A boot sector virus is malware that infects the computer storage sector where startup files are found. The boot sector contains all the files required to start the operating system (OS) and other bootable programs.