ITPEC FE Morning October 2020 Question 40
ITPEC FE Morning October 2020 — Question 40 of 80
Worm vs Trojan Horse — key difference in malware behavior.
A worm spreads by itself through networks and removable media without user interaction. A Trojan horse disguises itself as a legitimate program and requires the user to execute it.
Why not others:
- (a) Encrypting files — describes ransomware
- (c) Unauthorized action as an individual program — describes a Trojan horse itself
- (d) Waiting until a condition is met — describes a logic bomb
Key rule: Worm = self-replicating + self-spreading. Trojan = disguised + user-triggered.
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