Malware

A blanket term for viruses, worms, trojans and other harmful computer programs hackers use to wreak destruction is....

• spyware

• malware

• virus

• cookies

A standalone piece of malicious software that reproduces itself and spreads from computer to computer is called ...

• a trojan

• spyware

• a worm

A piece of computer code that inserts itself within the code of another standalone program is called a ...

• virus

• trojan

• worm

What masquerades as something the user wants and tricks them into activating it so it can do its damage and spread?

• a virus

• a trojan

• adware

A specific kind of spyware that records all the keystrokes a user makes—great for stealing passwords is called ...

• a keylogger

• a keyspy

• a keystroke spy

The kind of malware that forces your browser to redirect to web advertisements is called ...

• advert spy

• adware

• a rootkit

The kind of malware that encrypts your hard drive's files and demands a payment, usually in Bitcoin, in exchange for the decryption key is called (a)  

C (a)   is another way attackers can force you to supply them with Bitcoin—only it works without you necessarily knowing.