Module 5 Lesson 2.2

Module 5 Lesson 2.2

By Miranda Cauldwell

Backups

patches/updates

Antivirus software with updated signatures ​

Reducing

The route by which malware infects a computer is called a vector.

Risks

Preventing Malware

enabling someone to discover or learn something for themselves.

​

​the software uses knowledge of the sort of things that viruses do to try to spot (and block) virus-like behavior.

Heuristic Identification

by virus patterns called

definitions or signatures ​

Detection

Anti-virus software

​This anti-virus and anti-malware software combines with Windows Firewall to help protect your computer from threats

Multiple Select

Part of host hardening is to reduce the attack surface. What configuration changes does reducing the attack surface involve?

• Removing unwanted and unnecessary software

• disabling unused OS features and services

• shutting off the computers

• keeping all applications from default

Multiple Choice

A form of malware that needs the user to trigger replication.

• worm

• virus

Multiple Choice

The malware encrypts the user's documents folder and any attached removable disks then extorts the user for money to release the encryption key.

What type of malware is this?

• ransomware

• spyware

• adware

• trojan horse

Multiple Choice

Most anti-virus software can remediate a system by blocking access to an infected file but not actually deleting it.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

What is the main means by which anti-virus software identifies infected files?

• defintions

• signatures

• heuristic behavior

• the infected files are in purple

Multiple Select

What are the two main ways that spam might expose recipients to hazardous content?

• malware infected attachments

• malicious websites

• going to secure sites