Computer Security Chapter 6: Malicious Software

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What type of attack is also known as a user-interface (UI) redress attack?

Phishing

Clickjacking (correct)

Trojan horse

Spam

What is the primary purpose of social engineering tactics?

To trick users into compromising their own systems (correct)

To launch a denial-of-service attack

To steal sensitive information directly

To install malware on a user's device

What is the name of the virus that was first seen in 1998 and deletes data on an infected system by overwriting the hard drive with zeroes?

Chernobyl virus (correct)

Trojan horse

Clickjacking

Skuller

What is the term for unsolicited bulk e-mail that is often used for phishing attacks and malware distribution?

Spam Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the first mobile phone Trojan that appeared in 2004?

Skuller Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a program or utility containing harmful hidden code?

Trojan horse Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary objective of Payload System Corruption (2 of 3) Ransomware?

To encrypt data and demand payment for the decryption key Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a collection of bots that can act in a coordinated manner?

Botnet Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of Phishing attacks?

To exploit social engineering to leverage the user's trust Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a secret entry point into a program that allows an attacker to gain access and bypass security access procedures?

Backdoor Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of Rootkit malware?

To hide and maintain covert access to a system Signup and view all the answers

What is the ideal solution to the threat of malware?

Prevention Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary approach of First-generation Anti-Virus Software?

Signature-based scanning Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for malicious code that is set to 'explode' when certain conditions are met?

Logic bomb Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of Perimeter Scanning Approaches?

To detect and block malware Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for software that monitors program behavior in real-time for malicious action?

Host-based behavior-blocking software Signup and view all the answers

What is malware, according to NIST definition?

A program that is inserted into a system, usually covertly, with the intent of compromising the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the victim's data, applications, or operating system. Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between a virus and a worm?

A virus requires a host program to replicate, while a worm is a self-contained program. Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a malicious attack that involves a wide variety of intrusion technologies and malware?

Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of a trigger event in a virus?

To activate the virus's payload Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the first known worm infection?

Morris Worm Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a program that can be shipped unchanged to a heterogeneous collection of platforms and executed with identical semantics?

Mobile Code Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary way that malware spreads through shared media?

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a malicious attack that involves compromising websites and then waiting for targeted victims to visit them?

Watering-Hole Attack Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a type of malware that encrypts files and demands a ransom payment to recover them?

Ransomware Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a type of malware that attaches itself to documents and uses the macro programming capabilities of the document's application to execute and propagate?

Macro Virus Signup and view all the answers