Which of the following is a type of malware?

The correct answer is A. Virus. A virus is malware - malicious software designed to replicate itself and cause harm to systems or data. A firewall (B) is a security tool that monitors and filters network traffic to protect against threats, making it the opposite of malware. A proxy server (C) acts as an…

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AVirus
BFirewall
CProxy server
DVPN

How the community answered

(46 responses)

A
91% (42)
B
2% (1)
C
2% (1)
D
4% (2)

Explanation

A virus is malware - malicious software designed to replicate itself and cause harm to systems or data. A firewall (B) is a security tool that monitors and filters network traffic to protect against threats, making it the opposite of malware. A proxy server (C) acts as an intermediary for network requests, used for privacy, caching, or filtering - it's infrastructure, not malicious code. A VPN (D) encrypts network traffic to secure communications, also a defensive/privacy tool.

Memory tip: The three distractors (firewall, proxy, VPN) are all defensive or neutral network tools - they protect or route. A virus is the only one that attacks. If something is designed to harm, it's malware.

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