Knowing Your Enemy Flashcards
What are the two types of bugs/vulnerabilities
Known - Patch available
Unknown - Patch unavailable (Zero Days)
What is a Macrovirus
A virus that’s released when a file is opened
What is a Polymorphic Virus
A virus that makes operational copies of itself with variations in its code
No parts identical between infections, hard to detect using signatures
What is a Stealth Virus
A virus that intercepts antivirus requests to the OS and sends it incorrect information
What is a Bot/Zombie
Compromised machine under control of attacker, can be added to a network of machines
What is a Worm?
A Virus that spreads to other machines
What is an OS Rootkit?
Malware embedded into the kernel of the OS so its existence is hidden to the OS
What is a Firmwire Rootkit?
Malware on the Firmware level
Even formatting drive or reinstalling OS won’t fix
What is a Trojan?
Program that appears to be one thing but is actually Malware
What are RATs?
Remote Access Tools to control machine remotely
What is Ransomeware?
Malware that encrypts your files and then requests a ransom for the key
What is Malvertisement?
Online advertisements that are infected with Malware
What is Spyware?
Malware that can spy on your activity e.g. Camera, Microphone, Keylogger
What are the most popular techniques used in Phishing?
Hidden fake URLs
Covert URL redirect
- Link to real site, real site exploited
- Script injected into URL
IDN Homographs
Subdomains
What are the other versions of Phishing?
Vishing
- Phone or Voice
SMShing
- Text Messages
