FCODS for Kiddies

What type of malicious code is the LOVELETTER attack?

• Virus

• Worm

• Trojan

• Advanced Malware

Answer explanation

ILOVEYOU, sometimes referred to as the Love Bug or Loveletter, was a computer worm that infected over ten million Windows personal computers on and after 5 May 2000. It started spreading as an email message with the subject line "ILOVEYOU" and the attachment "LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.vbs". But the thing is the program don't remember which computer it has sent the love letter to, so it repeat the sending process a million times on each computer => crash

What type of malicious code is WannaCry

• RansomWare

• Adware

• Spyware

• AdvancedMalware

What type of malicious code is Zeus(zbot) ?

• Virus

• Worm

• AdvancedMalware

• TrojanHorse

What do Mydoom,Sobig,KLEZ,CodeRed,SQLslammer and sasser have in common

• They are all virus

• They are all ransomware

• They are all worm

• They are all spyware

What type of malicous code is CryptoLocker

• Spyware

• Adware

• RansomeWare

• Virus

What makes zero-days attacks dangerous

• The vendor or developer has only just learned of the aw which means they have zero days to fix it

• The attacker has been attacking since the release of software(hence the name zero-days)

• They are only harmful to outdated software

• They rely on social engineering tactics

How is man in the middle attack prevented ?

• By implementing strong encryption and authentication protocols(certificates, digital signatures,...)

• By regularly changing passwords

• By using public Wi-Fi networks

• By using weak encryption algorithms

what is spoofing (DNS cache poisoning)

• The process of encrypting data to ensure privacy.

• The act of disguising a communication from an unknown source as being from a known, trusted source.

• The method of scanning networks for vulnerabilities

• The use of antivirus software to detect malware

How to protect yourself against viruses and worm ?

Tell me what is the weakest link in the security system ? (In your opinion)