Malware BTEC DIT Component 3

What is ransomware?

• Steals information from your computer

• Locks and encrypts your computer and asks for money

• Robs you

• Gives you back your data once you pay

What type of hacker might be employed by a company?

• White Hat Hacker

• Black Hat Hacker

Select ALL the malware

• Worm

• Trojan Horse

• WAN

• Virus

Malware is the term used to refer to a variety of hostile or intrusive software

• True

• False

•A ******* is a type of malware

•It is a standalone program that does need to attach itself to an existing program in order to spread

• Virus

• Trojan Horse

• WAN

• Worm

A computer ****** is one type of malware (malicious software) which is installed without your knowledge, with the purpose of doing harm . A ******** is a program which infects (embeds itself in) other programs or data files. It is easily spread if a user innocently sends an infected file to someone else

• Virus

• Trojan Horse

• WAN

• Worm

Spyware is software that gathers information about a person or organisation without their knowledge?

• True

• False

What is Malware?

• Bad computer equipment

• Pop up adverts on your computer

• Software designed to do harm to a computer

• Fake web sites

What is Ransomware?

• Software that sends scam emails

• Software that copies itself

• Software that you think is good software but isn't

• Software that hides your data and demands payment to release it

What is a Trojan?

• Software that sends scam emails

• Software that copies itself

• Software that you think is good software but isn't

• Software that hides your data and demands payment to release it