CNET151 Chapt 5 Malware -5th Ed

A common way for a virus to spread is by __________.

• Scanning your computer for network connections and copying itself to other machines on the network

• Installing security software

• Locating Linux machines

• Using a buffer-overflow attack

The Microsoft Office suite is a tempting target for viruses because __________.

• It is so ubiquitous

• It is designed so that legitimate programmers can access its internal objects

• It contains virus programming tools

• It copies virus files faster

The Shlayer virus caused harm because __________.

• It had a negative payload

• It erased data on computers

• It installed a variety of malicious programs

• It attempted to identify and sell personal or financial data

Which type of virus uses techniques that make it hard to analyze, such as code confusion?

• Armored

• Multi-partite

• Boot sector

• Polymorphic

Which type of virus attempts to elude detection by performing its malicious activities only sporadically?

• Memory resident

• Sparse infector

• Armored

• Boot sector

Which virus was known as Mimail?

• Mimail

• Kedi RAT

• Sobig

• Petya

Which virus was specifically designed by the U.S. government for espionage?

• Nonvirus

• Schlayer

• Flame

• FakeAV

A virus that sends emails to victims telling them to delete a needed system file is a _________ virus.

• WannaCry

• Mindware

• Nonvirus

• Kedi RAT

A program that looks benign but has a malicious purpose is a _________.

• Trojan horse

• Virus

• Worm

• Cookie

McAfee and Norton are examples of _________.

• Viruses

• Worms

• Trojan horses

• Virus scanners