TiA Chapter 9

is any criminal action perpetrated primarily through the use of a computer

individuals who use computers, networks, and the internet to perpetrate crime

a partnership between the FBI and the National WHite Collar Crime Center

occurs when a thief steals your name, address, SSN, birth date, bank account, and credit card information and runs up debts in your name

Who identified these other methods that theives could use to obtain information?-stealing purses and wallets-stealing mailposing as bank or credit card company reps

a computer program that attatches itself to another computer program and attempts to spread to other computers when files are excahnged

What is the program that the virus attatches itself to?

why are computer viruses threatening?

what is a computer virus's main purpose?

replicates itself into a hard drive's master boot record

a program that executes whenever a computer boots up, ensuring the virus will be loaded into memory immediately

How are most boot-sector viruses transmitted?

is a vrius that is triggered when certain logical conditions are met-such as opening a file or starting a program

a virus that is triggered by the passage of time or on a certain date

a famous time bomb that was set to trigger every year on March 6

a time bomb that spreads through email attachments

take advantage of file transport methods like emails or network connects to spread

What requires human interaction to spread?

Does a virus or a worm work more independently?

a seriees of commands that is executed without your knowledge-used to perfor useful, legitimate functions on web sites, like collecting name and address information

a virus that attaches itself to a documet that uses macros

a short series of commands that usually automates repetitive tasks

use the address book in the victim's email system to distribute the virus-once the infected document is opened it triggers the virus

What was the first practical example of an e-mail virus?

when they infect your computer they run a program that searches for common types of data files and compresses them using a complex encryption key that renders your files unusable.-then you get a message that asks you to send money to an account

changes its own code or periodically rewrites itself to avoid detection

designed to infect multiple file types in an effort to fool the antivirus software that is looking for it

temporarily erase their code from the files where they reside and then hide in the active memory of the computer

What are some of the ways you know your computer can be infected with a virus?

is specifically designed to detect viruses and protect your computer and files from harm

a portion of the virus code that is unique to a particular computer virus

-antivirus software scans files when theyre opened or executed-if it detects a virus signature it stops the execution of the file-it also places the virus in a secure area on your hard drive.

the antivirus software records key attributes about files on your computer and keeps these statistics in a safe place on your hard drive

-viruses on websites-is common and affects almost 1 in 1000 web pages

most commonly defined as anyone who unlawfully breaks into a computer system

hackers who break into systems for non-malicious reasons

the more villainous hackers

-cross between white and black-they will often illegally break into systems merely to flaunt their expertise

data travels through the internet in small pieces called this

how are the packets identified?

a computer program deployed by hackers that looks at each packet as it travels on the internet

a program that appears to be something useful or desirable but while it runs does something malicious in the background without your knowledge

are programs that allow hackers to gain access to your computer and take almost complete control of it without your knowledge

a computer that a hacker controls in this manner-used to launch denial-of-service attacks on other computer

legitimate users are denied access to a computer system because a hacker is repeatedly making requests of that computer system through a computer he or she has taken over as a zombie

which launches DoS attacks from more than one zombie at the same time

is a large group of software programs that runs autonomously on zombie computers

are virtual communications gateways or paths that allow a computer to organize requests for information

the protocol used for sending email on the internet

a software program or hardware device designed to protect computers from hackers

a firewall specifically designed for home networks

How do firewalls protect you?

firewalls filter out packets sent to specific logical ports

firewals can be configured to ignore requests that originate from the internet asking for access to these ports

unique address code

assign internal IP addresses on a network

Virus and hacking attacks against Linux are far less likely than attacks against Windows

a device that reads a unique personal characteristic such as a fingerprint or the iris pattern in your eye and converts its pattern to a digital code

is software that has a malicious intent

What the three primary forms of malware?

is software that displays sponsored advertisements in a section of your browser window or as a pop-up ad box

is an unwanted piggyback program that usually downloads with other software you want to install from the Internet-it runs in the background of your system

monitors keystrokes with the intent of stealing passwords, login IDs, or credit card information

unwanted or junk email

unsolicited instant messages and are a form of spam

can catch as much as 95% of spam by checking incoming e-mail subject headers and senders' addresses against databases of known spam

small text files that some web sites automatically store on your computer's hard drive when you visit them

What are the three major threats your data on your computer faces?

are copies of files that you can use to replace the originals if they are lost or damanged

is used to install software and usually comes on DVDs or is downloaded from the Internet

a file you have created or purched-include files such as research papers, spreadsheets, music files, movies, etc

What would you perform in order to back up all files on your computer?

involveds backing up only files that have changed or been created since the last backup was performed

means that all system, application, and data files are backed up

What is the more efficient backup?

any technique that uses social skills to generate human interaction that entices individuals to reveal sensitive information

involves creating a scenario that sounds legitimate enough that someone will trust you

lures Internet users to reveal personal information such as credit card numbers, SSN, or other sensitive information that can lead to identity theft

when malicious code is planted on your computer that alters your browser's ability to find web addresses.

a type of malware that is downloaded onto your computer and tries to convince you that your computer is infect with a virus or other type of malware.

an attempt to make someone believe something that is untrue.

when hoaxes become so well known and they are accepted by society as true events even though they are false

is a device that protects your computer against power surges

bleed off excess current during minor surges and feed it to the ground wire

function like other surge protectors but they protect all electrical devices in the house

a device that contains surge protection equipment and a large battery-when power is interrupted, the UPS continues to send power to the attached computer from its battery