NETWORK SECURITY
INTRODUCTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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A stand-alone program that replicates, doing damage to a system
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Malicious code that spreads from device to device but does not need to attach itself to a program in order to do so
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A program that pretends to be safe, while actually containing malicious code
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software that installs itself onto devices and then steals personal information about the user, like passwords,
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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: -The correct answer is Worm. A worm is a computer programme that can self-replicate and propagate over the network with or without human intervention and has malicious intent. Its purpose is to secretly duplicate itself into other computers.
Detailed explanation-3: -A virus is a computer program that replicates itself by modifying system or application software and then traveling from computer to computer, via disks or a network.