Malicious software

Malware is short form of ?

• malicious hardware

• malicious software

• Both A and B

• None of the above

Which of the following is a programs that copy themselves throughout a computer or network?

• Worms

• Trojans

• Viruses

• Rootkits

Which of the following malware do not replicate or reproduce through infection?

• Worms

• Trojans

• Viruses

• Rootkits

Which malware has Short for "robot network"?

• ronets

• botnets

• botwork

• rowork

Which of the following are objectives of Malware?

• Provide remote control for an attacker to use an infected machine.

• Investigate the infected user’s local network.

• Steal sensitive data.

• All of the above

Which is true about Worms ?

• Self-replicating viruses that exploit security vulnerabilities to automatically spread themselves across computers and networks.

• Worms on existing programs and can only be activated when a user opens the program.

• Worms vary and hide themselves in the operating system.

• All of the above

Which of the following is not a type of virus?

• Boot sector

• Polymorphic

• Multipartite

• Trojans

Which of them is not an ideal way of spreading the virus?

• Infected website

• Emails

• Official Antivirus CDs

• USBs

Which of the below-mentioned reasons do not satisfy the reason why people create a computer virus?

• Research purpose

• Pranks

• Identity theft

• Protection

_______________ infects the master boot record and it is challenging and a complex task to remove this virus.

• Boot Sector Virus

• Polymorphic

• Multipartite

• Trojans