System Security - Chap 2 - Exam 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Approximately two out of three malicious Web attacks have been developed using one of four popular attack toolkits | False |
| Attack toolkits range in price from only $400 to as much as $8,000. | False |
| Like a virus, a worm needs the user to perform an action such as starting a program or opening an e-mail attachment to start the infection. | False |
| Removing a rootkit from an infected computer is extremely difficult. | True |
| Software keyloggers are programs that silently capture all keystrokes, including passwords and sensitive information. | True |
| The most popular attack toolkit, which has almost half of the attacker toolkit market is ____. | MPack |
| ____ is when an attacker tricks users into giving out information or performing a compromising action. | Social engineering |
| The two types of malware that have the primary objective of spreading are ____. | viruses and worms |
| A computer ____ is malicious computer code that reproduces itself on the same computer. | virus |
| In a(n) ____ infection, a virus injects itself into the program's executable code instead of at the end of the file. | Swiss cheese |
| Unlike other malware, a ____ is heavily dependent upon the user for its survival. | virus |
| A ____ virus is loaded into random access memory (RAM) each time the computer is turned on and infects files that are opened by the user or the operating system. | resident |
| A ____ virus infects the Master Boot Record of a hard disk drive. | boot |
| A ____ virus infects program executable files. | program |
| There are almost ____ different Microsoft Windows file extensions that could contain a virus. | 70 |
| A ____ is a series of instructions that can be grouped together as a single command and are often used to automate a complex set of tasks or a repeated series of tasks. | macro |
| A(n) ____ virus adds a program to the operating system that is a malicious copycat version to a legitimate program. | companion |
| Viruses and worms are said to be self-____. | replicating |
| A ____ is a program advertised as performing one activity but actually does something else. | Trojan |
| A ____ is a set of software tools used by an attacker to hide the actions or presence of other types of malicious software, such as Trojans, viruses, or worms. | rootkit |
| A ____ is a computer program or a part of a program that lies dormant until it is triggered by a specific logical event. | logic bomb |
| A(n) ____ refers to an undocumented, yet benign, hidden feature, that launches by entering a set of special commands, key combinations, or mouse clicks. | Easter egg |
| ____ is a software program that delivers advertising content in a manner that is unexpected and unwanted by the user. | Adware |
| ____ is an image spam that is divided into multiple images. | GIF layering |
| ____ involves horizontally separating words, although it is still readable by the human eye. | Word splitting |
| ____ uses "speckling" and different colors so that no two spam e-mails appear to be the same. | Geometric variance |
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