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Question 31

The drawback of planting a backdoor on a system is that an attacker will likely trigger a defense mechanism when trying to access the system in the future.

True

False

               

Question 32

Hoax viruses are those designed to make the user take action even though no infection or threat exists.

True

False

Question 33

Which of the following is malware that looks legitimate but hides a payload that does something unwanted?

A.            Trojan

B.            Virus

C.            Rootkit

D.            Worm

Question 34

Maria recently discovered that an attacker placed malware on a system used by her company's chief financial officer (CFO) that allowed the attacker to remotely control the system. What type of malware was used in this case?

A.            Keylogger

B.            Worm

C.            Virus

D.            RAT

Question 35

Which of the following types of viruses infects using multiple attack vectors, including the boot sector and executable files on a hard drive?

A.            Polymorphic virus

B.            Macro virus

C.            Logic bomb

D.            Multipartite virus

Answer 1

(31.) It is true that the drawback of planting a backdoor on a system is that an attacker will likely trigger a defense mechanism when trying to access the system in the future.

(32.) It is true that Hoax viruses are those designed to make the user take action even though no infection or threat exists.

(33.) Option A is correct that is Trojan is malware that looks legitimate but hides a payload that does something unwanted.

(34.) Option D is correct that is RAT (Remote Access Trojan) malware was used in the system used by Maria's company.

(35.) Option D is correct that is Multipartite virus is a type of viruses infects using multiple attack vectors, including the boot sector and executable files on a hard drive.