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Virus that fool a user into downloading and /or executing them by pretending to be useful applications are also sometimes called
[A]
Cracker
[B]
Trojan Horses
[C]
key logger
[D]
worm
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Antivirus software is an example of
[A]
a security utility
[B]
an operating system
[C]
An office suite
[D]
business software
Answer: a security utility
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….are often delivered to a PC through an email attachment & are often designed to do harm
[A]
E-mail messages
[B]
Portals
[C]
Spam
[D]
Viruses
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….viruses are often transmitted by a floppy disk left in the floppy drive
[A]
Boot sector
[B]
Logic bomb
[C]
Trojan horse
[D]
Script
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An anti virus is
[A]
application
[B]
computer
[C]
program code
[D]
company name
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Which virus spread in application software ?
[A]
Anti virus
[B]
Macro virus
[C]
Boot virus
[D]
File virus
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First boot sector virus is
[A]
Computed
[B]
Mind
[C]
Brain
[D]
Elk cloner
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The first computer virus is
[A]
HARLIE
[B]
PARAM
[C]
The Famous
[D]
Creeper
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What is the most common way to get a virus in your computer ‘s hard disk
[A]
By opening emails
[B]
By uploading pictures from mobile phones to the computer
[C]
By installing games from their CDROMS
[D]
None of the above
Answer: By opening emails
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A computer virus is
[A]
A virus that affects health of human beings
[B]
A computer program that replicate itself
[C]
Both of the above
[D]
None of the above
Answer: A computer program that replicate itself
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_______ is the part of malware such as worms or viruses which performs the malicious action; deleting data, sending spam or encrypting data.
[A]
Payload
[B]
Spamming
[C]
Exploits
[D]
Scams
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_________ is the action of recording the keys struck on a keyboard, typically covertly, so that the person using the keyboard is unaware that their actions are being monitored.
[A]
Keylogging
[B]
Spamming
[C]
Denial of service
[D]
Exploits
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The attack that focuses on capturing small packets from the network transmitted by other computers and reading the data content in search of any type of information is ____
[A]
Eavesdropping
[B]
Exploits
[C]
Scams
[D]
Denial of service
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_________ are computer programs that are designed by attackers to gain root or administrative access to your computer.
[A]
Backdoors
[B]
Rootkits
[C]
Malware
[D]
Antiware
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What is the software called which when get downloaded on computer scans your hard drive for personal information and your internet browsing habits?
[A]
Spyware
[B]
Antiware
[C]
Backdoors
[D]
Malware
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