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Malicious software: System or boot-record infectors

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These viruses infect executable code found in certain system areas on a disk. They attach to the DOS bootsector on diskettes and USB thumb drives or the Master Boot Record on hard disks. Boot viruses are less common now as today’s devices rely less on physical storage media.

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