Malware Attacks

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Malware

An umbrella term that describes any malicious program or code that is harmful to systems

Invade, Disable, Steal, Delete

Malware seeks to…

Adware

unwanted software designed to throw advertisements up on your screen, most often within a web browser. The user can both be aware or unaware that they’re infected by this malware

Adware

tracks a user’s surfing activity to determine which ads to serve them

Spyware

This malware collects information about users’ activities without their knowledge or consent. This can include passwords, pins, payment information and unstructured messages

Spyware

A malware that secretly observes the computer user’s activities without permission and reports it to the software’s author. This malware collects information displayed in your monitor. User is unaware but it needs to be installed to work

Keyloggers

This malware is a type of spyware that monitors user activity through keyboard keystrokes. It can be inserted into a system through phishing, social engineering or malicious downloads

Keyloggers

Businesses can use this malware to monitor employee activity and families may use them to keep track of children’s online behaviors

Rootkits

It is software that gives malicious actors remote control of a victim’s computer with full administrative privileges. Designed to stay hidden from the user, other software on the system, and the operating system itself

Rootkits

A form of malware that provides the attacker with administrator privileges on the infected system, also known as “root” access

Rootkits

It can be used to conceal other malware, such as keyloggers

Virus

It is a piece of code that inserts itself into an application and executes when the app is run

Virus

Once inside a network, this malware may be used to steal sensitive data, launch DDoS attacks or conduct ransomware attacks

Virus

A malware that attaches to another program and, when executed—usually inadvertently by the user—replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and infecting them with its own bits of code

Worm

A type of malware similar to viruses. Like viruses, they are self-replicating. It doesn’t need a trigger; it can spread across system on its own

Worm

This malware targets vulnerabilities in operating systems to install themselves into networks

Trojan

It is one of the most dangerous malware types. It usually represents itself as something useful in order to trick you

Ransomware

A form of malware that locks you out of your device and/or encrypts your files, then forces you to pay a ransom to regain access

Internet and Email

common ways that malware access your system

Robbinhood

a ransomware that hit the city of Baltimore

DarkHotel

a spyware which targets business and government leaders using hotel WiFi

Emotet

Trojan. It evades a signature-based detection

Stuxnet

A worm that was probably developed by the US and Israeli intelligence forces with the intent of setting back Iran’s nuclear program

Zacinlo

a rootkit that infects systems when users download a fake VPN app

Olympic Vision

a keylogger has been used to target US, Middle Eastern and Asian businessmen for business email compromise (BEC) attacks

Brain

a virus. Industry standard name for a malware

Melissa

a mass-mailing virus that targeted Microsoft Word and Outlook-based systems and created considerable network traffic

WannaCry

a ransomware that targeted computers running Microsoft Windows

Zeus

aka Zbot. It is a Trojan horse that was discovered after the cyberattack on the United States Department of Transportation

Pegasus

a spyware developed by Israeli cyber-intelligence firm NSO Group for eavesdropping on mobile phones and harvesting their data

Shlayer

a Trojan that disguised as a legitimate download. It affected 10% of Macs analyzed by Kaspersky

Back Orifice

released in 1988 and first widely recognized computer rootkit created by hacker group called Cult of the Dead Cow

rootkit

What kind of malware is Back Orifice?

trojan

What kind of malware is Shlayer?

spyware

What kind of malware is Pegasus?

trojan

What kind of malware is Zeus?

ransomware

What kind of malware is WannaCry?

virus

What kind of malware is Melissa?

virus

What kind of malware is Brain?

keylogger

What kind of malware is Olympic Vision?

rootkit

What kind of malware is Zacinlo?

worm

What kind of malware is Stuxnet?

trojan

What kind of malware is Emotet?

spyware

What kind of malware is DarkHotel?

ransomware

What kind of malware is Robbinhood?