FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

Detailed explanation-1: -What type of malware is best known for carrying other malware as a payload? B. A worm is a piece of self-replicating malware that can either do damage itself or act as a transport for other malware. If acting as a transport, the malware it carries is its payload.

Detailed explanation-2: -Since they can spread fast, worms are often used to execute a payload-a piece of code created to damage a system. Payloads can delete files on a host system, encrypt data for a ransomware attack, steal information, delete files, and create botnets.

Detailed explanation-3: -Worms: Worms are malware that is designed to spread itself to infected additional systems. This can include malware that scans for other vulnerable computers or ones that spread by sending out phishing emails.

Detailed explanation-4: -As part of an organization’s security and data protection program, it should have a plan in place that, at minimum, mitigates risk to systems and networks arising from four common types of malicious software: trojans, spyware, viruses, and ransomware.

Detailed explanation-5: -A computer worm is a self-replicating malware program whose primary purpose is to infect other computers by duplicating itself while remaining active on infected systems. Often, worms use computer networks to spread, relying on vulnerabilities or security failures on the target computer to access it.