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CTSP EXAM QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE ANSWERSMalware- software designed to infect a computer system and possibly damage it without
the user's knowing or approving
Virus- code that is activated in a computer without the user's knowledge; it infects the
computer when the code is accessed and executed (love bug virus)
Worm- similar as a virus except that it replicates itself, but a virus does not (nimda,
propagated by network shares and mass mailing
Trojan Horse - Answers appear to carry out desirable functions while in reality they
carry out malicious functions in the background (remote access trojan, plugx)
Remote Access Trojan (RAT) - Due to the fact that it enables an attacker to have higher
administration privileges than those of the owner of the system; most common type of
Trojan
Ransomware- a type of malware which, after compromising a computer system restricts
access to that system and demandS a ransom be paid. Also known as cryptomalware
and can encrypt or lock the files and/or system usually propagated via a Trojan:
cryptolocker
Spyware - malicious software either unwittingly downloaded from a website or installed
with some other third-party software. Usually, collection of information without consent
is involved. Example: internet optimizer-dyfuca
Adware - Answer will usually falls into spyware also because it pops-up advertisements
according to what it has 'learned' from its spying of the user
, Grayware - Answer describes applications that are behaving improperly but without
serious consequences
Rootkit - Answer software of a type with which to gain administrator level control over a
computer system without being detected (boot loader rootkits, evil maid attack,
alureon)
Spam - Answer the abuse of electronic messaging systems such as e-mail, texting,
social media, broadcast media, instant messaging, and so on; identity theft e-mails -
phishing; lottery scam e-mails
Threat Vector - Answer the method that a threat uses to access a target is known
Attack Vector - Answer the means by which an attacker gains access to a computer in
order to deliver malicious software; most common is via software
Typosquatting-ans: This happens when a user is attempting to reach a website but types
an incorrect domain name by mistake, and the user gets sent to an altogether unwanted
website which is malicious in nature.
Botnet -ans: a malware spread on the internet by a group of compromised computers
Zombie-ans: the individual compromised computers in the botnet
Active Interception - typical response involves the use of a computer placed between
sender and receiver to intercept and potentially modify information
Privilege Escalation -answer the process of exploiting a bug or design flaw in a software
or firmware application in order to gain control over resources that normally would have
been protected from an application or user
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