What is Malware?
This action helps protect your computer from malware by regularly updating software to patch vulnerabilities.
What is software updating?
A type of malware that locks your computer system and demands payment for its release is called this.
What is ransomware?
This software is designed to detect and remove malware from your computer
What is antivirus software?
This virus has the capability to evade anti-virus programs since it can change codes every time an infected file is performed.
What is a polymorphic virus?
This is the first thing you should do before installing antivirus software on your computer.
What is uninstalling any previous antivirus software?
This term refers to harmful software designed to damage, disrupt, or gain unauthorized access to a computer system.
What is malware?
This type of malware is often hidden in a seemingly innocent file or program and is activated when the file is opened.
What is a virus?
This type of antivirus function checks files for harmful software when they are first opened.
What is scanning?
A type of virus that is very infectious and can easily spread on your computer system. It can infect multiple parts of a system including memory, files, and boot sector which makes it difficult to contain.
What is a multipartite virus?
This is one of the biggest limitations of antivirus software, as it might not catch all new or unknown threats.
What is the inability to detect zero-day threats?
This is the primary goal of most malware creators, which they achieve by using harmful software to steal data or damage systems.
What is causing harm or stealing information?
Malware that collects personal information such as passwords or credit card details is often called this.
What is spyware?
This action helps you keep your antivirus software up to date so it can protect against the latest threats.
What is updating the antivirus software?
Stores itself on your computer’s memory which allows it to infect files on your computer. This virus can interfere with your operating system leading to file and program corruption.
What is a resident virus?
This is the basic function of antivirus software that looks for harmful files on your computer.
What is scanning?
Malware often spreads when you download or open infected files or click on malicious links. This is called what?
What is infection?
This term refers to a type of malware that spreads through networks, often without the user's knowledge, and can replicate itself.
What is a worm?
This process is used by antivirus software to confirm that files or programs on your computer have not been altered or corrupted by malware.
What is integrity checking?
These viruses are once common back when computers are booted from floppy disks. Today, these viruses are found distributed in forms of physical media such as external hard drives or USB. If the computer is infected with a boot sector virus, it automatically loads into the memory enabling control of your computer.
What is a boot sector virus?
If you don’t have antivirus software, your computer is at risk from this type of dangerous program that could steal your personal information.
What is malware?
This happens when malware takes advantage of a flaw in your computer’s software to cause harm.
What is an exploit?
This is the term used for malware that hides its true intent and deceives users into believing it is legitimate software.
What is a Trojan horse?
When an antivirus detects a possible infection, it can do this to isolate the harmful file to prevent further damage.
What is quarantining?
This virus targets and alters your browser setting. It is often called a browser redirect virus because it redirects your browser to other malicious websites that you don’t have any intention of visiting. This virus can pose other threats such as changing the default home page of your browser.
What is a browser hijacker?
If you get a warning from your antivirus software about a dangerous file, you should do this to keep your computer safe.
What is delete or quarantine the file?