COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS

NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which type of malware disguises itself as something good, like a game?
A
Virus
B
Worm
C
Trojan
D
Spyware
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Trojan. A Trojan disguises itself as desirable code or software. Once downloaded by unsuspecting users, the Trojan can take control of victims’ systems for malicious purposes. Trojans may hide in games, apps, or even software patches, or they may be embedded in attachments included in phishing emails.

Detailed explanation-2: -What Is a Trojan Horse Virus? A Trojan Horse Virus is a type of malware that downloads onto a computer disguised as a legitimate program. The delivery method typically sees an attacker use social engineering to hide malicious code within legitimate software to try and gain users’ system access with their software.

Detailed explanation-3: -Trojan viruses are a type of malware that invade your computer disguised as real, operational programs. Once a trojan is inside your system, it can perform destructive actions before you even know it’s there.

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: -Storm Worm was a Trojan horse that infected computers, sometimes turning them into zombies or bots to continue the spread of the virus and to send a huge amount of spam mail. Tip: never open a link in an email unless you know exactly what it is. By July 2007, Storm Worm was picked up in more than 200 million emails.

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