Quiz for computer virus-Teacher Mae

This is a software that uses encryption to disable a target’s access to its data until a ransom is paid?

• worms

• Ransomware

• Trojan

• spyware

Answer explanation

37 percent of all businesses and organizations were hit by ransomware

This type of malware doesn’t install anything initially, instead, it makes changes to files that are native to the operating system

• Rootkit

• Trojan

• worms

• Fileless Malware

This is a software that gives malicious actors remote control of a victim’s computer with full administrative privilege

• Rootkit

• Spyware

• Ransomware

• Trojan

It targets vulnerabilities in operating systems to install themselves into networks

• Wiper

• Keylogger

• Worms

• Bot

Answer explanation

Fun fact:

Creeper was the first virus ever invented in the world

It can be used to steal password data, banking information and other sensitive information

• Keylogger

• Trojan

• Bot

• Spyware

They take the form of self-propagating malware that can connect back to a central server

• Rootkit

• Wiper

• Bot

• Keylogger

A type of malware with a single purpose: to erase user data and ensure it can’t be recovered

• Bot

• Wiper

• Spyware

• Trojan

a piece of code that inserts itself into an application and executes when the app is working

• Rootkit

• Virus

• Bot

• Wiper

It may hide in games, apps, or even software patches, or they may be embedded in attachments included in phishing emails

• Virus

• Spyware

• Trojan

• Ransomware

It collects information about users’ activities without their knowledge or consent

• Rootkit

• Spyware

• Wiper

• Bot