Types of Malware

Question 1

Computer Virus

Answer 1

Malicious Code written to interfere with computer operations and cause damage to data and software that it attaches itself to programs or documents on a computer.

Question 2

Malware

Answer 2

Software designed to harm devices or networks.

Question 3

Worm

Answer 3

A malware program that replicates it self.

Question 4

Phishing

Answer 4

The digital us of communicates to trick people into revealing senitive date or developing malicious software.

Question 5

BEC

Answer 5

Business Email Compromise. a threat actor sends an email message that seems to be from a known source to make a seemingly legitimate request for information, in order to obtain a financial advantage.

Question 6

Spear Phishing

Answer 6

A malicious email attack that targets a specific user or group of users.

Question 7

Whaling

Answer 7

A form of spear phishing. Threat actors target company executives to gain access to sensitive data.

Question 8

Vishing

Answer 8

The exploration of electronic voice communication to obtain sensitive information or to impersonate a known source.

Question 9

Smishing

Answer 9

The use of text messages to trick users, in order to obtain sensitive information or to impersonate known source.

Question 10

Ransomware

Answer 10

A malicious attack where threat actors encrypt an organization’s data and demand payment to restore access.

Question 11

Spyware

Answer 11

Malware that’s used to gather and sell information without consent. Allows threat actors to collect personal data such as emails, text, voice and image recordings and locations.