Viruses & Worms 2.4

Question 1

A […] is a type of malware that can reproduce itself, and needs to be ran by a user by clicking on a link or running an executable

Answer 1

Virus

Question 2

A virus that is part of an application and needs to be run through an executable is called a […] virus

Answer 2

Program

Question 3

A virus that is automatically run as the system is booted are called […] viruses

Answer 3

Boot Sector

Question 4

A virus that is run in Microsoft Office are called […] viruses

Answer 4

Macro

Question 5

Viruses that operate in memory, instead of a file or application, are called […]

These are good at avoiding anti virus software because nothing is written to the hard drive

Answer 5

Fileless Virus

Question 6

[…] are a type of malware that is able to self replicate across the network, without user intervention starting it

Answer 6

Worms

Question 7

[…] and […] aid in the prevention of worms gaining access to your network. If the worm does gain access, these don’t help much at all.

Answer 7

Firewalls and IPS