Malware Quiz NVHS U1

A piece of code that can copy itself and damage the system or destroy data.

• Computer Virus
• Computer Code
• Computer Hacker
• Don't pick this one

What is a Logic Bomb?

• Bombs that detonate online when hackers play a code.
• a set of instructions secretly incorporated into a program so that if a particular condition is satisfied they will be carried out, usually with harmful effects.
• An intelligent bomb.
• malicious software or code that is considered to fall in the "grey area" between normal software and a virus.

Which of the following is a common method used by attackers to disguise malware as legitimate software?

• Phishing

• Trojan Horse

• Two-factor Authentication

• Firewall

A group of programs installed by an attacker to gain control of a device.

• Rootkit

• Logic Bomb

• Backdoor

• Zero Day

The type of program that attaches itself to a host file and replicates itself on a system

Name a type of malware:

• Caterpillars
• Worms
• Lions
• Horses

What is a Trojan Horse?

• A program designed to take down the computer system while performing an inoffensive task.
• a hollow wooden statue of a horse in which the Greeks concealed themselves in order to enter Troy.
• A different type of horse.
• A chess piece.

What is the primary purpose of a Firewall?

• To steal personal information.

• To display unwanted advertisements.

• To monitor user activity without consent.

• To block unauthorized access to or from a private network.

A file that appears to be a real program, but contains malicious code.

T or F? Salting adds an extra layer of protection to hashed passwords.

• True

• False

• There is no such thing as salting.

• I only like salt on my french fries.