Section 2 Malware

Question 1

Software designed to infiltrate a computer system and possibly damage it without the user’s knowledge or consent.

Answer 1

Malware

Question 2

Malicious code that runs on a machine without the user’s knowledge and infects the computer when executed.

Answer 2

Virus

Question 3

Virus that is stored in the first sector of a hard drive and is loaded into memory upon boot up.

Answer 3

Boot sector

Question 4

Virus embedded into a document and is executed when the document is opened by the user.

Answer 4

Macro

Question 5

Virus that infects an executable or application.

Answer 5

Program

Question 6

Virus that combines boot sector and program viruses to first attach itself to the boot sector and program viruses to first attach itself to the boot sector and system files before attacking other files on the computer.

Answer 6

Multipartite

Question 7

Advanced version of an executed by altering the decryption module to avoid detection.

Answer 7

Polymorphic

Question 8

Virus that is able to rewrite itself entirely before it attempts to infect a file

Answer 8

Metamorphic

Question 9

Viruses that are using various different techniques to avoid detection by an antivirus software.

Answer 9

Stealth

Question 10

Viruses that have a layer of protection to confuse a program or person analyzing it.

Answer 10

Armored

Question 11

Tricks a user into infecting their own machine.

Answer 11

Hoax

Question 12

A virus that encrypts its payload with the intention of making detecting the virus more difficult.

Answer 12

Encryption

Question 13

Malicious software, like a virus, but is able to replicate itself without user interaction.

Answer 13

Worm

Question 14

Malicious software that is disguised as a piece of harmless or desirable software.

Answer 14

Trojan Horse

Question 15

Provides the attacker with remote control of a victim computer and is the most commonly used types of trojan.

Answer 15

Remote Access Trojan (RAT)

Question 16

Malware that restricts access to a victim’s computer system until a ransom is received.

Answer 16

Ransomware

Question 17

Malware that secretly gathers information about the user without their consent.

Answer 17

Spyware

Question 18

Software that isn’t benign nor malicious and tends to behave improperly without serious consequences.

Answer 18

Grayware

Question 19

Software designed to gain administrative level control over a system without detection.

Answer 19

Rootkit

Question 20

Malicious code is inserted into a running process on a windows machine by taking advantage of Dynamic Link Libraries that are loaded at runtime.

Answer 20

DLL Injection

Question 21

An attack that relies on compromising the kernel mode device drivers that operate at a privileged or system level.

Answer 21

Driver Manipulation

Question 22

Activity that abuses electronic messaging systems, most commonly through email.

Answer 22

Spam

Question 23

The abuse of instant messaging systems, it works just like SPAM, except it’s going to abuse things such as text messages, social media chats, chatrooms in games, etc.

Answer 23

SPIM (Spam over Instant Messaging)