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| Infects the partition table of the disk |
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| Disguises itself as a legitimate program, using the name of that program |
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| File Infector Virus with a different extension |
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| Generally infects files with .com or .exe extensions |
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| Uses the internal workings of an application to perform malicious operations when opened |
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| Virus that changes itself with each infection |
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| virus capable of changing its code from generation to generation |
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| Uses incrypted code to hide itself from virus protection |
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| .com, .bat, .dll, .exe, .doc, .html, .mdb, .scr, .vbs, .xls, .zip |
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| 10 file extensions that typically carry a virus |
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| A computer program that hides in your machine until it is called to perform a certain task |
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| An infection that will not activate until a certain condition is met such as a date or number of times a program is started |
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| A self contained infection that can spread itself through network connections, email, IM |
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| A back door program that allows remote access to a system |
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| A computer in a network whose security is compromised running malicious code unknown to system users |
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| Firmware, kernal, persistent, application, library |
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| Used to take over hundreds or thousands of computers and send attackes to a single target |
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| Unauthorized user gains more access by taking advantage of bugs in the code. |
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| Everyday conversation used to learn personal information that might help guess passwords and user name |
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| Minimum recommended pasword length |
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| Upper case, lower case, numbers, symbols |
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| 4 items that a password should contain to be secure |
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| An attempt to break a password or encryption theme through simple repetition of attempts |
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| Capturing an encrypted password file then comparing it to a list of everyday words to reveal passwords |
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| Combination of dictionary and brute-force attack |
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| One person oversees another entering password data. |
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| An unauthorized user calls a help desk to get login credentials reset. |
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| AN email scam that gets user to visit a website then enter personal information |
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| A computer program that replicates itself within the infected system |
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