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CIST 2601 Module 2 Complete Questions And Answers Rated A+
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anti-malware shield ANS is software that intercepts and scans incoming information for malware. Some shield
software can also scan outgoing information for malware. The shield helps protect a computer from new malware,
or from sending malware to another computer if you have enabled outgoing scanning.
anti-spyware software ANS is type of anti-malware software but primary target is spyware.
antivirus software ANS detect and mitigate some type of maleware
buffer overflow ANS condition in which a running program stores data in an area outside the memory location
set aside for the data
heuristics ANS practice of identifying malware bases on previous experience. it will compare observed behavior
with stored malware behavior
malicious software ANS software designed to infiltrate a target computer and carry out the attacker's
instructions
malware ANS refers to all types of malicious software
rootkit ANS malware that modifies or replaces one or more existing programs to hide the fact that a computer
has been compromised. usually work together with other malware
signature ANS unique set of instruction of malware as instance of malware
signature database ANS where to store collection of known malware signature
spyware ANS software collects information without the user's knowledge or permission
trojan horse ANS maleware that either hides or masquerdes as a useful or benign program.
, virus ANS software that attaches itself , copies itself into another program. it cause computer to follow
instructions not intened by the original program developer
zero-day attack ANS malware that is actively exploiting an unknown vulnerability and one or more of the
following is true:
• The malware's actions have not been noticed and the vulnerability has not been discovered.
• The malware's actions have been noticed but not identified as an attack.
• The malware and the vulnerability have been identified but no fix is available yet.
worm ANS malware tht is self-contained , it can replicates and send copies of itself to other computer. Worm
does not need a host program to infect. first one is Morris
ransom ware ANS malware ask for paying money
what day is the most vulnerable to attack ANS wednesday because microsoft releases patch on Tuesday, and
attacker know that exploit, and they try to attack target before they update the patch.
group policy ANS organize collections of security rules that control different aspects of how Windows operates
Group Policy Objects (GPO) ANS *an object which stored collection of Group Policy setting.
*can associated with one or more users without having to edit each user setting
*take effect faster (currently) and not need to log off
active directory ANS where you can define both Local Group Policy and Group Policies
registry ANS where to store Group Policy setting.
registry editor ANS where can edit group policy setting in registry.
HKCU entry ANS what entry in registry active GPOs stores in
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