Computer Virus One-Liners for Competitive Exams

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Hi i am Sarath Chandra...here i am sharing computer virus one liners.... Happy Reading :)

• Any “malicious software” designed to secretly access your computer.--------Malware
• Malware that copies itself and infects your computer and files------Virus
• A virus is a man-made computer program that infects a file or program on our computers
• VIRUS is actually an acronym for------- Vital Information Resource Under Siege!
• A virus that can delete anti-virus software is called a-------retrovirus
• The virus that spread in application software is called as-------Macro virus
• A virus then monitors disk access and writes its code to boot sectors of media that is used on an infected computers-----boot virus
• What is the first boot sector virus-----Brain
• Another name for an antivirus is-----vaccine
• The weakest link in any computer security system is----people
• The most important computer-related loss is of-----data
• What is the name of first computer virus------Creeper
  
• A set of illicit instructions that passes itself on to other programs with which it comes in contact is called a-------virus
• what is a type of malware that propagates by inserting a copy of itself into and becoming part of another program-------virus
• The pattern that can be used to identify a virus is known as------virus signature
• Malware that self-replicates and sends itself to other computers in your network.------Worm
• The difference between a virus and a self-replicating program which is like a virus is that rather than
• Creating copies of itself on only one system it propagate through computer ------worm
• Which one of the following is a process that uses the spawn mechanism to revage the system performance-------worm
• these are similar to viruses in that they replicate functional copies of themselves and can cause the same type of damage-----worms
• Software that pretends to be useful but is really malware------Trojan horse
• The code segment that misuses its environment is called a------trojan horse
• What is the name of the viruses that fool a user into downloading and/or executing them by pretending to be useful applications-----Trojan horses
• It is a rogue program which tricks users---------Trojan horse
• When cybercriminals try to get sensitive information from you, like credit card numbers and passwords------Phishing
• any attempt by attackers to steal valuable information by pretending to be a trustworthy party------Phishing
• This is a scammer’s tactic to trick victims into giving personal information that leads to identity theft-----Phishing
• What kind of attempts is made by individuals to obtain confidential information from a person by falsifying their identity------Phishing scams
• targets specific people or departments------spear phishing
• targets important people like CEOs---------whale phishing
• Phishing via text messages is called-------SMiShing
• the technique used to make the e-mail reader believe a fake website is authentic ------Spoofing
• Impersonating a person, organization, agency, or server without permission-----Spoofing
• When cybercriminals try to get into your computer by masquerading as trusted source(email spoofing, IP spoofing )------Spoofing
• When website traffic is redirected to a bogus website, usually an ecommerce or banking site------Pharming
• A means to point you to a malicious and illegitimate website by redirecting the legitimate URL-----Pharming
• the act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to
• scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identity theft------Phishing
• is possible from the legitimate website they intend to visit and lead them to malicious ones,
• without the users' knowledge or consent----Pharming
• Delayed payload of some viruses is also called as-----Bomb
• During a particular data or time occurs virus called as------time bomb
• The internal code of any software that will set of a malicious function when specified conditions are met, is called-------logic bomb
• A security hole, inserted at programming time in the system for later use------Trap door
• It is a hole in software left by designer------trap door
• When someone breaks into a computer or network-------Hacking
• A person who gains illegal access to a computer system is called a-------hacker
• When one participant in communication pretends to be someone else------masquerading
• When an attempt is to make a machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users, the attack is called-----denial-of-service attack
• What are common security threats-------File sharing and permission
• File virus attaches itself to the------ executable file
• Unsolicited Bulk Email-----Spam
• unwanted junk mass e-mail----Spam

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