WorksheetsViruses & Malware
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which of the following is TRUE of the difference between malware and adware?
Antivirus software protects against malware types except for adware.
Adware exists to steal user information, while malware is designed to destroy information.
Adware exists to make money for the author, but not necessarily cause harm or steal information.
Which of the following best describes adware?
A program that spreads to another computer through file sharing.
A program that is designed to appear as a legitimate piece of software that actually contains hidden malicious code.
A program that causes ads to appear on another's computer so that the author can make money.
Which of the following is an alternative name for malware?
Computer bug
Computer hack
Malicious software
Error code
Which of the following is TRUE of adware?
If it’s voluntarily and legitimately downloaded it won't cause any problems for the computer of user.
It is intended to create an annoyance rather than make money for the author.
Adware is only an annoyance, but does not hurt system performance.
It can be voluntarily and legitimately downloaded but still cause poor system performance.
What kind of malware is used to find out user browsing habits, keystrokes, or passwords for the purposes of identity theft?
Trojan virus
Adware
Virus
Spyware
Which of the following is NOT a way to protect your computer from a virus?
Clear internet cache and browsing history
Install updates
Use an anti-virus program
Not downloading anything
Which virus groups computers together to create a network?
Trojan
Botnets
Malware
Adware
Trojan Viruses ...
Trick people into downloading malicious software
Put computers in a network to control
Melt down the computer to a point of no function
Spread other malicious programs
What is scareware?
None are correct
A virus that uses a disguise, like a safe anti-virus program, to infect a person’s computer
A virus that spreads other malicious programs
A virus that groups computers together to create a network
Trojan is a virus that _________
is easy to detect because the virus has suspicious symptoms
has symptoms that are similar to viruses in humans
has the ability to multiply quickly into copies of itself
is difficult to detect because it replicates itself as a safe computer program
