Malware Basics
This is a bad program that can hurt your computer.
What is Malware?
Spyware tries to do this with your personal information.
What is Steal?
You use this kind of software to stop viruses.
What is Antivirus?
A fraudulent message pretending to be from a trusted source to trick a user into revealing passwords or clicking a malicious link.
What is Phishing?
This kind of malware pretends to be a safe program.
What is a Trojan?
Spyware can change this on your web browser.
What is Homepage or Search Engine?
Keeping this updated helps protect your computer.
What is Software or Computer?
The fraudulent practice of sending emails from a known sender in order to have the targeted individuals to reveal confidential information (aka ____ phishing).
What is Spear Phishing?
This malware locks your files and asks for money.
What is Ransomware?
This spyware watches what you type.
What is a Keylogger?
Where can sketchy links that you SHOULD NOT click be found?
What is Email or Text Message?
An attack that redirects users to fake websites (often by poisoning DNS or modifying hosts files) so credentials are captured on malicious pages.
What is Pharming?
This program automatically downloads advertising material when online.
This spyware secretly takes screenshots of your desktop at random or regular intervals.
What is Screen Scraping?
A second layer of password verification (aka DUO).
What is 2FA?
Phishing attacks aimed at high-level executives or VIPs, often trying to get large transfers or sensitive approvals.
What is Whaling?