Threats, Attacks and Vulnerabilities - Malware Types

Question 1

Malicious code that attaches itself to a host application. The host application must be executed to run, and the malicious code executes when the host application is executed.

Answer 1

Virus

Question 2

Self-replicating malware that travels throughout a network without the assistance of a host application or user interaction.

Answer 2

Worm

Question 3

A string of code embedded into an application or script that will execute in response to an event.

Answer 3

Logic bomb

Question 4

Provides another way of accessing a system.

Answer 4

Backdoor

Question 5

Appears to be something useful but includes a malicious component, such as installing a backdoor on a user’s system.

Answer 5

Trojan

Question 6

A type of malware that allows attackers to take control of systems from remote locations and often delivered via drive-by downloads.

Answer 6

RATs

Question 7

A specific type of Trojan where attackers encrypt the user’s data or take control of the computer and lock out the user.

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Ransomware

Question 8

A type of malware that attempts to capture a user’s keystrokes.

Answer 8

Keylogger

Question 9

Software that is installed on users’ systems without their awareness or consent to monitor the user’s computer and the user’s activity.

Answer 9

Spyware

Question 10

Multiple computers that act as software robots (bots) and function together in a network (such as the Internet), often for malicious purposes.

Answer 10

Botnet

Question 11

A group of programs (or, in rare instances, a single program) that hides the fact that the system has been infected or compromised by malicious code.

Answer 11

Rootkits