More

Question 0

Viruses, Malware & Macro viruses are the…

Answer 0

Three types of Malicious Code

Question 1

A virus written in a macro language: that is to say, a language built into a software application such as word processor

Answer 1

Macro virus

*some applications (like parts of Microsoft Office) allow macro programs to be embedded in documents so that the program will run automatically when the document opens
^^^This provides a distinct mechanism by which viruses can be spread

Question 2

What are the System Security Threats?

Answer 2

Privilege escalation, Spyware, Adware, & Rootkits

Question 3

Software designed to hide the existence of certain processes or programs from normal methods of detection and enable continued access to a computer

Answer 3

Rootkits

*hides itself from the operating system. Written to circumvent antivirus that is out of date

Question 4

A program that searches out other programs and infects them by embedding a copy of itself. When the infected program executes, the embedded virus is executed, which propagates the infection

Answer 4

Virus

Question 5

Hosts that are directly reachable from untrusted networks

Answer 5

DMZ (Demilitarized Zone)

Question 6

NAT (Network address translation)

Answer 6

Internal addresses unreachable from external network
〰enables a local-area network (LAN) to use one set of ip addresses for internal traffic and a second set for external traffic

Question 7

What are some purposes of NAT?

Answer 7

1. Provides a firewall by hiding internal ip addresses
2. Enables a company to use more internal ip addresses
3. Let’s a company combine multiple ISDN connections into a single internet connection

Question 8

A list of each object (directory or file) and user access privileges such as read, write or execute

Answer 8

ACL (Access Control List)

Question 9

Administration assigning too much privileges or when software developers leave backdoors in the programs

Answer 9

Privilege escalation

Question 10

Monitors users activity, gathers information for marketing, or tries to get CC data

Answer 10

Spyware

Question 11

Used when referencing any type of program that downloads or displays unwanted banner ads in the software being used

Answer 11

Adware