Cyber Security

What is malware?

• A computer bug

• A computer program

• A piece of hardware

• An operating system

What is malware usually written for?

• To make all computers slow

• To cause harm - to steal devices or make data malfunction

• To question whether the internet is safe or not

• To cause harm - to steal data or make a device malfunction

How are computer viruses usually caught?

• People are tricked into thinking it's a gift

• From a person - usually infected

• Downloaded or via an email/text message

• Computers sneezing on one another

How are viruses usually spread? Select 2

• Via email or text messages

• By sneezing into the air

• Through external storage devices

• through labs in the computer

Which of these ISN'T something a virus is capable of?

• Corrupting files

• Copying files

• Spreading by itself

• Deleting files

What's the difference between a worm and a virus?

• A virus is green and a worm is brown

• A worm can't be caught

• A worm needs to be activated by a human

• A worm doesn't need to be activated by a human

What's the difference between a worm and a virus?

• worm is attached to your file

• A worm isn't a virus

• A worm can't multiply across a network by itself

• A worm can multiply across a network by itself

What's a trojan virus?

• It tricks people into thinking it's nasty

• A virus disguised as a virus

• A virus disguised as a gift

• A virus disguised as a worm

Malware is the term used to describe mail that is phishing for personal data.

• True

• False

Select ALL the malware

• Worm

• Trojan Horse

• WAN

• Virus