Yr 9.1.4 Cybersecurity: Rise of the Bots

Which of the following two are types of malware?

• Trojan

• Worm

  
  

• Firewall

• Anti-virus

What is the definition of a computer virus?

• Malicious software that self-replicates

  
  

• Malicious software that disguises itself as something else

  
  

• Malicious software that uses network bandwidth to deliberately disrupt the speed of the network

  
  

• Malicious software that monitors every keystroke the user makes

Which of the following statements best describes a "worm"?

• Self replicates and encrypts files to make them inaccessible

  
  

• Self replicates, does not attach to files, but is designed to take up system resources to slow down the network or computer

  
  

• Attaches to files and is designed to take up system resources to slow down the network or computer. Does not self replicate.

  
  

• Malicious software that monitors every keystroke the user makes

The Wannacry virus was an example of which type of attack?

• Spyware

• DDoS

• Brute force

  
  

• Ransomware

Which one of the following wouldn't an internet bot perform?

• DDoS attack

  
  

• Finding new websites for search engines to index

  
  

• Brute force

  
  

• Shouldering