Chapter 7: Security Flashcards

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Proxy Firewall

A

Examines data and decides wheather requests chould be forwarded or refused

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Stateful Inspection Firewall

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Tracks state of every network communication channel and records it in a state table

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3
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Packet Filter Firewall

A

Blocks traffic to specific addresses, depending on type of application

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4
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Macro Virus

A

Exploits enhancements made to application programs

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5
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Retrovirus

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Attacks or bypasses the antivirus software instaled on a computer

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6
Q

Stealth virus

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Attempts to avoid detection by masking itself from applications

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7
Q

Companion virus

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Attaches itself to legitimate programs and then creates program with different filename extension

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8
Q

Phage virus

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Alters programs and databases

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