Spyware, Malware, Worms, & Viruses

A _____ is a software vulnerability that occurs when a process or program puts more data into the buffer or memory area that is allocated for temporary storage.

• buffer overflow

• virus

• XSS

• worm

A _____ is a program that appears to be innocent but has been designed to cause some malicious activity, or provide a backdoor to your system.

• trojan

• XSS

• buffer overflow

• virus

_____ tracks information on a user's viewing habits while on the internet, and then sends that information to a remote computer without the user's knowledge.

• worm

• buffer overflow

• XSS

• spyware

A _____ has to have some way to travel to another host by using a transport agent such as an email attachment.

• virus

• worm

• RADIUS exploit

• buffer overflow