5. A malicious program designed to replicate itself and transfer from one computer to another either through the intemet and local networks or date storage like flash drives.
a.
Virus
c. Trojan
b. Worm
d. Spyware
Answer:
Virus
- a malicious program designed to replicate itself and transfer from one computer to another either through the Internet and local networks or data storage like flash drives and CDs. Almost all viruses are attached to an executable file.
Answer:
Virus.
Explanation:
That's the right answer.
Virus and worm
A malicious program designed to replicate itself andtransfer from one computer to another either through the internet and local networks or data storage .
toreplicateitselfandtransferfromonecomputertoanother(internet,localnetworks,FDs,CDs,etc.)
b.Worm– amaliciousprogramthattransfersfromonecomputertoanotherbyanytypesofmeans.Ex.ILOVEYOUWormInternetThreats:
InternetThreats:c.Trojan– amaliciousprogramthatdisguisesasausefulprogrambutoncedownloadedorinstalled,leavesyourPCunprotectedandallowshackerstogetyourinformation.
InternetThreats:d.Spyware– aprogramthatrunsinthebackgroundwithoutyouknowingit(thuscalled“spy”). It has theability to monitorwhatyouarecurrentlydoingandtypingthroughkeylogging.
InternetThreats:e.Adware–aprogramdesignedtosendyouadvertisements,mostlyaspop-ups.
InternetThreats:2.Spam–anunwantedemailmostlyfrombotsoradvertisers.Itcanbeusedtosendmalware.
InternetThreats:3.Phishing– anunwantedacquisitionofsensitivepersonalinformationlikepasswordsandcreditcarddetails.
InternetThreats:4.Botnet–groupofcompromisedcomputerconnectedtoanetwork("zombie")
InternetThreats:5.DenialofServiceAttack-disruptscomputeraccesstointernetservices
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