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CompTIA Section 1.2
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- 1MalwareA malicious software designed to damage and destroy computers and computer systems
- 2VirusesMalware that can reproduce itself. It needs an end user to start the replication process
- 3WormA malware that self-replicates and doesn't need human intervention to spread, unlike a virus.
- 4RansomwareLocks an organization out of it's own data and computer, demanding payment in order to restore services. The goal is to prevent the victim from accessing systems or files in exchange for electronic payment
- 5TrojanMalicious code or software that pretends to be something it's not, so it can infect your computer. They are design to damage, disrupt, steal, or inflict some other harmful action on your data or network
- 6BackdoorAn undocumented way of gaining access to a computer. A backdoor is a potential security risk
- 7Root-kitA set of tools used by an attacker after gaining root-level access to a host to conceal the attackers' activities on the host and permit the attacker to maintain root-level access to the host through covert means
- 8AdwareA software that displays unwanted advertising on your computer device. Though they are not necessarily malicious, they can redirect you to malicious sites.
- 9SpywareMalware that spies on you. They are covertly installed on a system or device and monitors the victims activities and gain personal information without their knowledge
- 10Bots"Bot" is short for Robot. A bot is a single piece of automated software that performs predefined assignments on command, usually over the network
- 11BotnetA collective of bots working together and controlled by a single operator
- 12Logic BombA piece of code intentionally inserted into a software system that will set off a malicious function when specified conditions are met
- 13Hashing the passwordOne-way transformation on a password, turning the password into another String, called the hash password.
- 14Password Spraying AttackA type of brute force attack, where attackers will use one password against many different accounts. This prevents accounts from being locked out, instead of brute forcing a single account with many passwords
- 15Brute Force AttackA hacking method that tries every possible password/passphrase combination with the hopes of getting a match.
- 16Dictionary AttackUse common words taken from a dictionary in hopes they will be the passwords they are looking for
- 17Rainbow TablesA database that’s an optimized, pre-built set of hashes that were created earlier
- 18SaltA random string of data used to modify a password hash.