It 240 Threat Categorization
It 240 Threat Categorization
Boot Sector contains has a limit of information which relates to the formatting of the disk, and has the boot program which loads the operating system.
File infector virus attaches to executable file with the COM or EXE extension.
Multipartite virus has both characteristics of boot sector and file virus.
Marco is a set of instruction which a program executes on command.
Trojan Horse virus is a program that appears to be legitimate software which is a game or utility and it will cause damage to the computer’s hard drive.
Email Worm come from pop ups ads and spyware through email.
Instant Messaging worms have a single propagation method.
IRC worms are a program that targets chat channels.
File-sharing networks worms copy themselves into a shared folder.
Internet worms use the internet to scan unprotected machines.
The boot sector virus loads onto the boot sector partition table of the hard drive spreads to all other programs that are used. File virus attaches or replaces the file name extensions in a file and spreads through the executable extensions of other files. Multipartite virus acts as both boot and files virus and attaches to machines as boot or file virus. Marco hides in an application than it is spread when active form a command in the application. Trojan Horse does not replicate itself but it appears as a legitimate software and when ran it will damage the hard drive and other memory stored devices. Email worm is attached through email from one to another and that is how it spreads. Instant messaging worms go through your contacts list and send them links to infected websites. IRC worms’ targets chat rooms or chat channels and that is how they spread also through emails they can spread. File-sharing network worms copy themselves onto the share folder on a local machine and when takes over infects all the network files from one user to another. Internet worms locate themselves in remote machines in a network and they copy themselves in a...