COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

Detailed explanation-1: -What malware is best known for carrying other malware as a payload? Worm-its a piece of self-replicating malware.

Detailed explanation-2: -A worm is a type of malware that can copy itself and often spreads through a network by exploiting security vulnerabilities. It can spread through email attachments, text messages, file-sharing programs, social networking sites, network shares, removable drives, and software vulnerabilities.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some common examples of malicious payloads are worms, ransomware, and other malware that arrive on computers by clicking bad links or downloading harmful attachments. Malicious payloads can cause data deletion, encryption, and exfiltration.

Detailed explanation-4: -In cybersecurity, a payload is malware that the threat actor intends to deliver to the victim. For example, if a cybercriminal sent out an email with a malicious Macro as the attachment and the victim gets infected with ransomware, then the ransomware is the payload (and not the email or document).