infected file

collocation in English

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infected
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈfek.tɪd/us
/.ɪnˈfek.t̬ɪd/
(of a person or animal) affected by an organism that can ...
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file
noun
uk
/faɪl/us
/faɪl/
any of several different types of container used to store papers, letters, and other documents in an ordered way, especially in ...
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(Definition ofinfectedandfilefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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When theinfectedfileis run, and the picture is closed, the worm runs its payload.
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Opening theinfectedfileresulted in infection of the target computer.
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File infectors spread once the user runs theinfectedfile.
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A virus can hide itself by intercepting the request to read theinfectedfile, handling the request itself, and return an uninfected version of the file to the antivirus software.
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When all infected files have been cleaned, but the virus remains in the boot sector, files on the system will be infected again.
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Infected files will increase in size by 1,024 bytes.
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Infected files may be downloaded automatically, which opens the possibility for infection by disk indexing or accidental previewing.
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However, this counter is never checked, so the virus doesn't activate. 5lo appends its code into infected files.
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The size of the virus is around 1 kilobyte, but due to its novel multiple-cavity infection method, infected files do not grow at all.
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Infected files will increase in size by 2,048 bytes.
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