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What are two common indicators of spam mail?

• The email has keywords in it.

• The email has misspelled words or punctuation errors or both.

• The email has no subject line.

• The email is from a friend.

What is the term used to describe an email that is targeting a specific person employed at a financial institution?

• spear phishing

• target phishing

• spyware

• spam

Which term describes the sending of a short deceptive SMS message used to trick a target into visiting a website?

• smishing

• impersonation

• spam

• grayware

What does a rootkit modify?

• screen savers

• programs

• Microsoft Word

• operating system

What is the name given to a program or program code that bypasses normal authentication?

• virus

• worm

• backdoor

• Trojan

A computer is presenting a user with a screen requesting payment before the user data is allowed to be accessed by the same user. What type of malware is this?

• a type of worm

• a type of logic bomb

• a type of ransomware

• a type of virus

What is the difference between a virus and a worm?

• Viruses self-replicate but worms do not.

• Worms require a host file but viruses do not.

• Viruses hide in legitimate programs but worms do not.

• Worms self-replicate but viruses do not.

What is the term used when a malicious party sends a fraudulent email disguised as being from a legitimate, trusted source?

• backdoor

• phishing

• vishing

• Trojan

What are two ways to protect a computer from malware?

• Empty the browser cache.

• Keep software up to date.

• Use antivirus software.

• Delete unused software.

What occurs on a computer when data goes beyond the limits of a buffer?

• a system exception

• a buffer overflow

• cross-site scripting

• an SQL injection