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0Alekos is battling a malware outbreak in his organization. He used specialized malware analysis tools to capture samples of the malware from three different systems and noticed that the code is changing slightly from infection to infection. Alekos believes that this is the reason that antivirus software is having a tough time defeating the outbreak. What type of malware should Alekos suspect is responsible for this security incident?
Answer Options
A
Stealth virus
B
Polymorphic virus
C
Multipartite virus
D
Encrypted virus
Correct Answer: B
Explanation
Polymorphic viruses mutate each time they infect a system by making adjustments to their code that assists them in evading signature detection mechanisms. Encrypted viruses also mutate from infection to infection but do so by encrypting themselves with different keys on each device.