Attack types

Question 1

Which type of malware can reproduce itself, and requires user interaction to execute the program.

Answer 1

Virus.

Question 2

Which type of malware reproduces itself, but requires no user interaction and can jump from machine to machine, and uses the network as its transmission medium?

Answer 2

Worm.

Question 3

Which type of virus is part of the application?

Answer 3

Program virus.

Question 4

Which type of virus is stored inside of a storage device and when you start your computer, the virus itself is launched?

Answer 4

Boot sector virus.

Question 5

Where are script viruses usually based?

Answer 5

In the operating system or a browser.

Question 6

Which type of virus is common to have made its way into Microsoft office?

Answer 6

Macro virus

Question 7

Which type of virus never installs itself or saves itself as a file on your system, and instead operates solely in the memory of the computer, and also typically will add an auto start in the registry to establish persistence?

Answer 7

Fileless virus.

Question 8

Which attack is an unfortunate use of public key cryptography, and encrypts every file on a drive until a sum of money is paid?

Answer 8

Ransomware

Question 9

Which type of malware is designed to appear as a normal program in order to circumvent antivirus and user detection?

Answer 9

Trojan horse.

Question 10

What is a pup?

Answer 10

Potentially unwanted program.
Not necessarily malicious just annoying.
Could be an annoying browser toolbar that is very hard to uninstall or a backup utility that displays ads.

Question 11

Which type of malware is a way of circumventing normal authentication methods and establishing persistence?

Answer 11

Backdoor

Question 12

Which type of malware is similar to a backdoor, but gives much deeper administrative control over a computer remotely?

Answer 12

RAT

remote access trojan

Question 13

Which type of malware modifies core system files and integrates itself in the kernal of the computer?

Answer 13

Rootkit

Question 14

Which type of malware forces you to have many many pop ups of advertisements?

Answer 14

Adware

Question 15

Which type of malware is most interested in your personal information and recording what you do on the computer?

Answer 15

Spyware.

Keyloggers commonly will be a tool used in spyware.

Question 16

Which type of malware typically operates with the goal of taking control of a computer for a larger goal, including many computers?

Answer 16

Botnet

Question 17

Which type of attack is triggered by a specific event or time, typically left behind by a disgruntled employee or put in place by someone with a grudge.

Answer 17

Logic bomb

Question 18

Which type of attack is happening when a bad actor attempts to log into many different user’s accounts, with only a few attempts on each, in an attempt to circumvent security measures or alerts?

Answer 18

Spraying attack

Question 19

Which attack programmatically tries every combination of letters,symbols,and numbers to try and match a password or a hash of a password?

Answer 19

Brute force attack

Question 20

Which type of attack programmatically attempts to match passwords using a wordlist instead of every possible combination of characters?

Answer 20

Dictionary attack.

Question 21

Which type of password attack uses a long list of pre-hashed phrases and their plaintext counterpart to speed up the password cracking process?

Answer 21

Rainbow table attack