UIT 2221 MALWARE (COPTPA)

This virus targets and alters your browser setting. It is often called a browser redirect virus because it redirects your browser to other malicious websites that you don’t have any intention of visiting.

A script is a programming code embedded in an application that instructs a program on how to perform. In order to provide a multimedia content, these webpages execute complex codes.

A virus that attached itself to an executable program. It is also called a parasitic virus which typically infects files with .exe or .com extensions.

It is also called a document virus which is the viruses commonly found in programs such as Microsoft Word or Excel.

Boot Sector Viruses are viruses that modify the Master boot record and play with the Bootstrap. They load before the operating system loads and are viruses that work before the computer boots.

... has the ability to change or mutate its underlying code without changing its basic functions or features. This enables the virus on a computer or network to evade detection even from the best antivirus or virus protection programs.

Stores itself on your computer’s memory which allows it to infect files on your computer. This virus can interfere with your operating system leading to file and program corruption.

__________ is also known as a hybrid virus. It is a type of virus that is very infectious and can easily spread on your computer system.

________ also called a manhole or trapdoor, a backdoor is a concealed means of bypassing security to gain access to a restricted part of a computer system.

A computer that’s been infected with malware so it can be controlled remotely by a hacker. That bot (as known as a zombie computer), can then be used to launch more attacks or to become part of a collection of bots (as known as a botnet).