A virus that remains dormant until a specific condition is met, such as the changing of a file or a match of the current date is known as what type of malware?
A) encrypted virus
B) logic bomb
C) boot sector virus
D) worm

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A virus that remains dormant until a specific condition is met, such as the changing of a file or a match of the current date is known as a logic bomb. Encrypted viruses are viruses that are encoded to avoid detection, boot sector viruses infect the boot sector of a hard drive, and worms are self-replicating malware that spread through networks.

A Virus That Remains Dormant Until a Specific Condition Is