Exam 2: Malware and Social Engineering Attacks

Once the malware reaches a system through circulation,then it must embed itself into that system.

Malware that locks or prevents a device from functioning properly until a fee has been paid is known as:

What type of ransomware was developed to block the user from accessing the computer and encrypts all the files on the user's device?

What kind of software program delivers advertising content in a manner that is unexpected and unwanted by the user,and is typically included in malware?

One of the armored virus infection techniques utilizes encryption to make virus code more difficult to detect,in addition to separating virus code into different pieces and inject these pieces throughout the infected program code.What is the name for this technique?

What type of spyware silently captures and stores each keystroke that a user types on the computer's keyboard?

Which type of phishing attack targets specific users?

What is dumpster diving?

What term below is used to describe the process of gathering information for an attack by relying on the weaknesses of individuals?

Explain how an appender infection works.