NETWORK SECURITY
INTRODUCTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It is a type of program that replicates itself.
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It causes the computer to malfunction.
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It may delete or corrupt files without user’s knowledge.
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Some types of malware modifies the operating system.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation. Bugs aren’t malware, they’re simply computer programming mistakes.
Detailed explanation-2: -All of the statements about malware are true. A Trojan Horse is a type of malware that disguises itself as legitimate software.
Detailed explanation-3: -Answer: d. Explanation: Malware is a kind of short program used by the hacker to gain access to sensitive data/ information. It is used to denote many kinds of viruses, worms, Trojans, and several other harmful programs. Sometimes malware is also known as malicious software.
Detailed explanation-4: -2. Which of the following is not a type of virus? Explanation: Types of viruses are System or Boot Sector Virus, Direct Action Virus, Resident Virus, Multipartite Virus, Polymorphic Virus, Overwrite Virus, Space-filler Virus, File infectors, Macro Virus, Rootkit virus. Trojan does not come under types of virus.