Malware

Question 1

Malware

Answer 1

Malicious software: viruses, trojans, spyware, adware, ransomware, etc.

Question 2

Viruses

Answer 2

Something running on a machine without the users knowledge

Question 3

Boot Sector

Answer 3

Stored in the 1st sector of a hard drive and it’s loaded up when it boots
Hard to detect

Question 4

Macro

Answer 4

Allows a virus to be placed in a document and it’s executed once open. Code can be manipulated to be bad

Has good qualities and bad qualities, depending how it’s used

Question 5

Program Virus

Answer 5

Any virus in a program/exe file/application

Question 6

Multipartite

Answer 6

Combo of a boot sector virus and a program virus

Can be loaded every time the PC starts and attack multiple files every single time

Question 7

Polymorphic

Answer 7

Changes itself every time the virus is executed. Alters the decryption module so it’s not detected

Question 8

Metamorphic

Answer 8

Advanced version of a polymorphic; can rewrite itself before infected the system

Question 9

Worm

Answer 9

Can replicate itself without any interaction at all

Question 10

Trojan

Answer 10

Disguised as a piece of harmless software but then it infects randomly

Question 11

Remote Access Trojan (RAT)

Answer 11

Trojan that gives attacker control of a machine

Question 12

Grayware

Answer 12

Software used to make something behave improperly; not necessarily good or bad

Question 13

Rootkit

Answer 13

Designed to gain admin control over a system without detection. They can do whatever they want

Started before the computer boots

Question 14

DLL Injection

Answer 14

Malicious code inserted into a process by taking advantage of Dynamic Link Libraries

Deals with rootkits