You are reviewing computer security issues with a new techni

You are reviewing computer security issues with a new technician in your department. You are currently discussing computer malware. What sort of malicious software sends a copy of what the computer user types to a remote location to harvest passwords and other private information?

A. A virus

B. A worm

C. A keystroke logger

D. A password cracker

Solution

A. A Virus

The Virus can spread through computer programs or files which appear to be harmless but actually do damage. Some of the possible attacks are like downloading images and email attacks which contain the virus in the attachments.

B. A Worm

The Virus which spread through the internet is called a worm. the worm scans the computers that are vulnerable to attack. it takes up the bandwidth and memory and slows or even not respond.

C. A Keystroke logger

Keystroke loggers are actually software which records our keystrokes and sends to the user who set it up.these keystroke loggers come fully setup with the other software and install itself without knowing.

D. A password cracker

password cracking is a process of recovering passwords that are stored or that are transmitted by the computer system