CAS-002 · Question #312
Which of these malicious agents are capable of distributing themselves without the use of a host file?
The correct answer is D. Worm. Worms replicate without the need for a host file. By their nature and origin, worms are supposed to propagate. They will use whatever services they're capable of to do that. A computer worm is a self-replicating computer program. It uses a network to send copies of itself to…
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Which of these malicious agents are capable of distributing themselves without the use of a host file?
Options
- ATrojan
- BStealth Virus
- CLogic Bomb
- DWorm
How the community answered
(28 responses)- B7% (2)
- C4% (1)
- D89% (25)
Explanation
Worms replicate without the need for a host file. By their nature and origin, worms are supposed to propagate. They will use whatever services they're capable of to do that. A computer worm is a self-replicating computer program. It uses a network to send copies of itself to other nodes, mostly without any user intervention. Unlike a virus, it does not need to attach itself to an existing program. Worms mostly consume bandwidth, whereas viruses almost always corrupt or devour files on a targeted computer.
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