Viruses, Worms & Trojans

Which of the following is false about Trojans?

• Trojans are designed to cause harm

• Trojans replicate themselves

• Trojans can allow hackers unauthorised access

• Trojans are hidden inside another file

Which of the following is true about viruses?

• A virus is contained within the file it is attrached to

• A virus does not replicate itself

• A virus needs to attach itself to another file

• With an antivirus software installed, there is no chance of getting a virus

What is the difference between viruses and worms?

• A worm replicates itself and a virus does not

• A virus replicates itself and a worm does not

• A virus needs to be attached to another file and a worm does not

• A worm needs to be attached to another file and a virus does not

Which term describes a self-replicating program that damages the normal operation of a computer?

• worm
• phishing
• virus
• plagiarism

Programs that look useful, but cause damage to your computer

• phishing
• spyware
• worms
• trojans

Special types of viruses that can travel from computer to computer without human action; self-replicating and can multiply until it uses up the computer's resources

• spyware
• worms
• trojans
• phishing

___________________ can include spyware, adware, nagware, worms, and more.

• Malwares

• Trojans

• None of the above

• Viruses

Malicious programs or code that damage or destroy data by attaching to a program or file in a victim computer; spread by human action, such as sharing infected files

• viruses
• worms
• phishing
• trojans

By combining the words 'malicious' and 'software' we get the word 'malware'. What does malicious mean?

• Malicious means delicious.
• Malicious means Mali Juice.
• Malicious means harmful.
• None of these

Which are common types of malware?

• Adware

• Ransomware

• Key Logger

• Mouse Hacker

• Windows Breaker