Questions
21
Virus that fool a user into downloading and /or executing them by pretending to be useful applications are also sometimes called
Answer: Trojan Horses
23
….are often delivered to a PC through an email attachment & are often designed to do harm
Answer: Viruses
24
….viruses are often transmitted by a floppy disk left in the floppy drive
Answer: Boot sector
29
What is the most common way to get a virus in your computer ‘s hard disk
Answer: By opening emails
31
_______ is the part of malware such as worms or viruses which performs the malicious action; deleting data, sending spam or encrypting data.
Answer: Payload
32
_________ 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.
Answer: Keylogging
33
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 ____
Answer: Eavesdropping
34
_________ are computer programs that are designed by attackers to gain root or administrative access to your computer.
Answer: Rootkits
35
What is the software called which when get downloaded on computer scans your hard drive for personal information and your internet browsing habits?
Answer: Spyware
