Malware and social engineering

Question 1

What are the 4 forms of malware?

Answer 1

viruses
trojans
adware
spyware

Question 2

What is a computer virus?

Answer 2

A piece of code that can copy itself and has a detrimental effect like corrupting the system and destroying data

Question 3

What is adware?

Answer 3

Software that automatically displays/downloads advertising material such as banners or pop-ups (legal)

Question 4

What is a trojan?

Answer 4

program that appears harmless but is malicious. Can be used to install a backdoor into the computer system

Question 5

What is spyware?

Answer 5

enables a user to obtain info about another computer’s activities by transmitting data covertly

Question 6

How to protect yourself from malware? (3 things)

Answer 6

1. improved code quality
2. regular updates and maintenance
3. educating users

Question 7

What is social engineering?

Answer 7

art of manipulating people so they give up confidential info

Question 8

What is blagging?

Answer 8

creating a scenario for a targeted victim to persuade them into giving up their personal information

Question 9

What is phishing?

Answer 9

sending emails pretending to be someone else to get people to reveal personal information

Question 10

What is pharming?

Answer 10

cyber attack intended to redirect a website’s traffic to another, fake site

Question 11

What is shouldering?

Answer 11

observing someone’s personal info by looking over their shoulder