COMPUTER ETHICS AND SECURITY
TYPES OF THREATS AND ATTACKS
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Question
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Your organization is struggling to contain a recent outbreak of malware. On some of the PCs, your antivirus solution is able to detect and clean the malware. On other PCs exhibiting the exact same symptoms, your antivirus solution reports the system is “clean.” These PCs are all running the same operating system and same antivirus software. What might be happening
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Your firewall rules are allowing attackers to backdoor those PCs
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The antivirus solution is reporting false negatives on some of the PC’s
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The antivirus solution isn’t properly licensed on all systems
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Your systems are infected with polymorphic malware
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -"Malware” is short for malicious software and used as a single term to refer to virus, spy ware, worm etc. Malware is designed to cause damage to a stand-alone computer or a networked pc. So wherever a malware term is used it means a program which is designed to damage your computer it may be a virus, worm or Trojan.
Detailed explanation-2: -Monitor user behavior via spyware or keyloggers. Access sensitive details, including social security numbers and credit card. Activate a system’s recording video and webcam. Take screenshots. Distribute malware and viruses. Format drives. Download, alter, or delete files and file systems.
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