Flashcards
Chapter 1 Threats, Attacks and Vulnerabilities
Cards in this deck (8)
- 1polymorphic virusesAbility to mask their own code using encryption to avoid detection by av scanners
- 2macro viruseslive within documents or emails and exploit the scripting capabilities of productivity software
- 3stealth virusesattempt to avoid detection by masking or hiding their activities
- 4armored virusesany form of malware that has been crafted to avoid detection and make removal difficult
- 5retrovirusesspecifically targeted at av systems to render them useless
- 6Phage virusesmodify or infect many aspects of a system so they can regenerate themselves
- 7Companion virusesborrows the root filename of a common executable and then gives itself the .com extension in an attempt to get itself launched rather than the intended app
- 8multipart/ multipartite virusesperform multiple tasks and may infect a system in numerous ways