GIAC Exam GCIA Topic 8 Question 38 Discussion

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Question #: 38
Topic #: 8

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What is the name of the first computer virus that infected the boot sector of the MS-DOS operating system?

ASircam

BStoner

CCode Red

DBrain

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Mauricio

4 months ago

Brain? More like Brainiac, am I right? These virus names are getting out of hand these days.

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Gladys

2 months ago

It's like they're trying to outdo each other with the names. Brainiac does sound pretty intense though.

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Vincent

2 months ago

I know, right? The names they come up with now are so complex.

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Daryl

3 months ago

Yeah, Brain was the first one. It's crazy how far viruses have come since then.

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Julene

3 months ago

I think the first computer virus that infected the boot sector of the MS-DOS operating system was Brain.

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Rodolfo

4 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think Brain is the correct answer because it was one of the earliest boot sector viruses.

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Charolette

4 months ago

I remember reading about it too. Brain was the name of the virus.

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Antonio

4 months ago

Brain? Really? That's like the OG of computer viruses. Though I guess if you're asking for the 'first' one, that makes sense.

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Malcolm

3 months ago

It's crazy to think about how far computer viruses have come since then.

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Van

3 months ago

Yeah, Brain was the first one to infect the boot sector of MS-DOS.

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Kanisha

3 months ago

It's crazy to think about how far computer viruses have come since then.

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Royal

3 months ago

Yeah, Brain was the first one to infect the boot sector of MS-DOS.

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Tawna

4 months ago

Hold up, I thought Code Red was the first big one to hit the DOS systems. Guess I need to brush up on my virus history.

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Elin

4 months ago

Brain? Nah, that's too obvious. I'm gonna go with Sircam, that one was pretty notorious too.

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Rikki

4 months ago

I think the first computer virus that infected the boot sector of MS-DOS was Brain.

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Nickolas

4 months ago

Hmm, the boot sector virus...that's gotta be Brain, right? I remember reading about that one back in the day.

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Ocie

3 months ago

It's interesting to look back at the history of computer viruses and how they have evolved over time.

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Ilona

3 months ago

I remember hearing about Brain too, it was a pretty significant virus at the time.

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Lili

3 months ago

I think Brain was the one that caused a lot of trouble for computer users back then.

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Verdell

4 months ago

Yes, you're right! The first computer virus to infect the boot sector of the MS-DOS operating system was indeed Brain.

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Jerrod

4 months ago

I'm not sure, but I'll go with C) Brain too.

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Belen

4 months ago

I remember studying about this, it's definitely C) Brain.

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Glory

4 months ago

I think the answer is C) Brain.

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