Malware Variants Flashcards
What is malware?
It is malicious software that will cause harm to endpoint devices.
Example:
Deleting files
back door
stealing creds
granting unauthorized users access
What are some variants of malware?
Worms
Trojans
Rootkits
Viruses
Spyware
Ransomeware
Logic Bombs
What are worm?
Self-propagating malware which does not require user interaction. It move on to system to system
It can spread without human intervention.
May have or not have additional payload.
What is a virus?
Software which replicates itself when executed but it needs another host.
It infects other software, modify other software.
It relies on something else to spread.
Example - HUMAN VIRUS Example.
What is a trojan?
Is a software that pretends to be something but then acts a certain way.
Example - TROJAN HORSE
It looks like a legit program but in reality, it does something completely different.
RATs - Remote access trojan sneak in a back doors that provide system access and remote control.
What is a rootkit?
Low-level malware which often avoid detection.
It targets the OS of the device. It really design to give access to things that did not have access.
It can modify anything in the Kernel of the OS and everything else.
What is a fileless virus?
A virus running on memory?
user can click on a link > flash > to execute the command
What are PUA or PUPs?
Potentially unwanted application
potentially unwanted programs
These are also called bloatware.
All these programs also need patching even if you are running it or not. So the less programs on the point, the better.
It is a security vulnerability.
What is Spyware?
Malicious software that gathers info without the user knowing.
Keyloggers
What is a logic bomb malware?
Is code that is dormant until triggered or a condition is met.
example: someone gets fired and before leaving sets a malware to execute a year later to do some harm.
