WorksheetsITGS 3.05: Malicious Software
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Any software that brings harm to a computer system.
Hacking
Malicious Software
Spam
Phishing
Computer program which damages files and data spreads when infected programs are copied.
Virus
Worm
Trojan Horse
Spyware
Malicious software which replicates itself and spreads between computer systems and over networks.
Virus
Worm
Trojan Horse
Spyware
Malware which pretends to be a genuinely useful program to trick the user into using it.
Virus
Worm
Trojan Horse
Spyware
Malware which covertly records a user's actions, such as their key presses.
Virus
Worm
Trojan Horse
Spyware
Type of malware which infiltrates the operating system and attempts to hide itself from view.
Rootkit
Worm
Trojan Horse
Spyware
Program which automatically downloads when a user visits a web page, usually without their knowledge or consent.
Rootkit
Drive by Download
Trojan Horse
Spyware
Flooding a computer system with data so that it cannot respond to genuine users.
Rootkit
Drive by Download
Denial of Service
Spyware
Carries a "payload" that when delivered, self-replicate to spread to uninfected computers.
Virus
Worm
Trojan Horse
Spyware
Are disguised as legitimate software that must be downloaded by a user and once ran, delivers a “payload.”
Rootkit
Worm
Trojan Horse
Spyware
You visit or “drive by” a web page, without stopping to click or accept any software, and malicious code can download in the background to your device.
Rootkit
Drive by Download
Denial of Service
Spyware
Sending mass amount of information that triggers a crash.
Rootkit
Drive by Download
Denial of Service
Spyware
