Worms

Question 1

Worms are a

Answer 1

Special form of self replicating virus (malware) that generally spreads without user action

They distribute complete copies (possibly modified) of themselves across networks

Question 2

Worms consume

Answer 2

Resources, infiltrate data, or simply cause the CPU on the system to waste cycles resulting in a computer becoming unresponsive

Question 3

Because worms typically do not need to

Answer 3

Attach to a host program or file they can also tunnel into a system and allow for remote control of the system or service

Question 4

What’s can get worms

Answer 4

Shared computers with weak passwords

External Hard drives USB sticks may get infected by the worm

Computers without latest security updates
May get infected

Computers with open shares