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ITGS 3.05: Malicious Software

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Any software that brings harm to a computer system.

a)

Hacking

b)

Malicious Software

c)

Spam

d)

Phishing

2.

Computer program which damages files and data spreads when infected programs are copied.

a)

Virus

b)

Worm

c)

Trojan Horse

d)

Spyware

3.

Malicious software which replicates itself and spreads between computer systems and over networks.

a)

Virus

b)

Worm

c)

Trojan Horse

d)

Spyware

4.

Malware which pretends to be a genuinely useful program to trick the user into using it.

a)

Virus

b)

Worm

c)

Trojan Horse

d)

Spyware

5.

Malware which covertly records a user's actions, such as their key presses.

a)

Virus

b)

Worm

c)

Trojan Horse

d)

Spyware

6.

Type of malware which infiltrates the operating system and attempts to hide itself from view.

a)

Rootkit

b)

Worm

c)

Trojan Horse

d)

Spyware

7.

Program which automatically downloads when a user visits a web page, usually without their knowledge or consent.

a)

Rootkit

b)

Drive by Download

c)

Trojan Horse

d)

Spyware

8.

Flooding a computer system with data so that it cannot respond to genuine users.

a)

Rootkit

b)

Drive by Download

c)

Denial of Service

d)

Spyware

9.

Carries a "payload" that when delivered, self-replicate to spread to uninfected computers.

a)

Virus

b)

Worm

c)

Trojan Horse

d)

Spyware

10.

Are disguised as legitimate software that must be downloaded by a user and once ran, delivers a “payload.”

a)

Rootkit

b)

Worm

c)

Trojan Horse

d)

Spyware

11.

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.

a)

Rootkit

b)

Drive by Download

c)

Denial of Service

d)

Spyware

12.

Sending mass amount of information that triggers a crash.

a)

Rootkit

b)

Drive by Download

c)

Denial of Service

d)

Spyware