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Does virus infect data files?

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  1. Can a virus destroy data?
  2. Can virus affect files?
Viruses can infect many different types of files or programs - critical programs used by the operating system; document files such as Word or Excel; even specialized firmware programs tied to the computer's hardware, like the Master Boot Record (MBR).


Can a virus destroy data?

Viruses are harmful and can destroy data, slow down system resources, and log keystrokes.

Can virus affect files?

File-Infecting Viruses (✅ Recoverable) Infected executables can make your OS unstable and generate error messages that interrupt your work. In extreme cases, file-infecting viruses can cause the entire storage device to become raw, making it impossible to access any files that were stored on it.

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