Malware

Question 1

Malware

Answer 1

A term to refer to hostile or malicious software

Question 2

Phishing

Answer 2

When an attacker sends a legit looking email containing a malicious link to the victim. When the victim clicks the link, it sends them to a fake website where personal information is input by the oblivious victim. This information is then passed onto third-party sources.

Question 3

Pharming

Answer 3

The attacker installs malicious code on the victim’s hard drive which manipulates their web browser to send them to a fake website where personal information is obtained from the victim and sent to the attacker/third party sources.