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?

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30 March, 18:35

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?

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Answer:Logic bomb

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A logic bomb is a malicious program that is triggered when a logical condition is met, such as after a number of transactions have been processed, or on a specific date (also called a time bomb). Malware such as worms often contain logic bombs, behaving in one manner, then changing tactics on a specific date and time.

Common malicious actions that logic bombs are able to commit include data corruption, file deletion or hard drive clearing. Unlike other forms of malware that break into a secure system, logic bomb attacks tend to be cyber sabotage from a person within an organization who has access to sensitive data.