Y10 Malware Flashcards
1
Q
What is Spyware?
A
Spyware is malware that infects your computer and gathers information about you.
2
Q
What sort of data does it gather?
A
It gathers things like keystrokes, to see your passwords etc., It will use your webcam to gather images, and your location.
3
Q
What is a Trojan horse?
A
A Trojan horse is a malicious program that is hidden in a piece of legitimate software.
4
Q
What does it do?
A
It will open a ‘backdoor’ to your network that allows the owner to control your PC to use it in attacks such as DDOS attacks.
5
Q
How can you stay safe?
A
-Check your antivirus
software is up to date
-Be wary of ‘social
engineering’
