184 Computer Security

Question 1

Which of the following is a general term that refers to a wide variety of damaging or annoying software programs?

Answer 1

Malware

Question 2

Which type of malware is a set of software tools used by an attacker to hide the actions or presence of other types of malicious software, such as Trojans, viruses, or worms?

Answer 2

rootkit

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a technology typically used by spyware?

Answer 3

disk drive formatting software

Question 4

AV software on a computer must have its files regularly updated by downloads from the Internet. These files contain (for each known virus) an extracted sequence of characters found in the virus that serve to uniquely identify it. What file is this?

Answer 4

signature file

Question 5

Software that is more annoying than malicious and gets installed on a user computer and is generally free for a trial. What is this called?

Answer 5

PUP

Question 6

Which type of malware will hide or remove all traces of evidence that may reveal the malware, such as log entries?

Answer 6

ROOTKIT

Question 7

What type of spyware silently captures and stores each keystroke that a user types on the computer’s keyboard?

Answer 7

keylogger

Question 8

What type of device is inserted between the computer keyboard connection and USB port for the purposes of stealing information?

Answer 8

keylogger

Question 9

Which of the following is not a preventative feature of antimalware software?

Answer 9

application protection

Question 10

What type of malware masquerades as performing a benign activity but also executes malicious code?

Answer 10

Trojan

Question 11

An infected computer that is under the remote control of an attacker

Answer 11

zombie

Question 12

An attacker who controls a botnet

Answer 12

bot herder

Question 13

A software program that delivers advertising content in a manner that is unexpected and unwanted by the user

Answer 13

PUP

Question 14

Hardware or software designed to limit the spread of malware over a network

Answer 14

firewall

Question 15

Enhancements to the software to provide new or expanded functionality, but do not address security vulnerabilities

Answer 15

feature update

Question 16

A malicious program designed to enter a computer via a network

Answer 16

worm

Question 17

Computer code that lies dormant until it is triggered by a specific logical event

Answer 17

logic bomb

Question 18

A database of viruses that is used to identify an infected file

Answer 18

signature file

Question 19

A logical computer network of zombies under the control of an attacker

Answer 19

botnet