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Unmasking the Malware: Test Your Knowledge

Welcome to the "Unmasking the Malware" quiz! Dive into the world of computer viruses, worms, and their various forms of attack. This quiz will challenge your understanding of how these malicious programs operate and spread.

By participating, you will:

Learn about different types of malware
Understand their characteristics and impacts
Enhance your cybersecurity awareness

14 Questions4 MinutesCreated by ProtectingByte303

A virus that attaches itself directly to a .exe or .com file and enters the device while its execution. If it gets installed in the memory, it keeps itself hidden.

It is a type of virus that infects the boot sector of floppy disks or the Master Boot Record (MBR) of hard disks

A virus which can attack both, the boot sector and the executable files of an already infected computer. If a multipartite virus attacks your system, you are at risk of cyber threat.

Spread through spam and infected websites, these are file infectors which are complex and are tough to detect. They create a modified or morphed version of the existing program and infect the system and retain the original code

A virus which saves itself in the memory of the computer and then infects other files and programs when its originating program is no longer working. This virus can easily infect other files because it is hidden in the memory and is hard to be removed from the system.

One of the most harmful viruses, the overwrite virus can completely remove the existing program and replace it with the malicious code by overwriting it. Gradually it can completely replace the host's programming code with the harmful code.

A virus written in the same macro language as used in the software program and infects the computer if a word processor file is opened. Mainly the source of such viruses is via emails.

It first infects a single file and then later spreads itself to other executable files and programs. The main source of this virus are games and word processors

A program which can harm our device and files and infect them for no further use. When a virus program is executed, it replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and instead enters its own coding. This code infects a file or program and if it spreads massively, it may ultimately result in crashing of the device.

A type of malware whose primary function is to self-replicate and infect other computers while remaining active on infected systems

Worm that released in 1988 and is widely considered the first computer worm.

Uses a worm to infect Windows computers and encrypt files on PC hard drives. It began spreading in May 2017 and affected hundreds of thousands of computers in up to 150 countries worldwide.

First identified in 2010, spreads through file-sharing services. Security researchers determined that U.S. and Israeli intelligence agencies created the worm to interfere with Iranian nuclear weapons production.

One of the most damaging computer worms ever. It was launched in 2000 and propagated malware through email attachments that appeared to be text files, scripts run in instant messaging chat sessions and executables renamed with the names of common system files.

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