CERTIFIED-IN-CYBERSECURITY Question #97: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is D: Spoofing. Spoofing is not a type of malware. Spoofing is an attack whose primary goal is to gain access to a target system through a falsified identity (see ISC2 Study Guide, chapter 4, module 2). Trojans, rootkits and worms are all different types of malware. A Trojan is a type of malware

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Question

Which of these is NOT a type of malware?

Options

ATrojan
BRootkit
CWorm
DSpoofing

Explanation

Spoofing is not a type of malware. Spoofing is an attack whose primary goal is to gain access to a target system through a falsified identity (see ISC2 Study Guide, chapter 4, module 2). Trojans, rootkits and worms are all different types of malware. A Trojan is a type of malware that disguises itself as a legitimate program or file. A Rootkit is a type of malware that hides itself to go unnoticed in the compromised system, or in the victim's computer. A Worm is a type of malware designed to replicate itself and spread to other computers, often over a network.

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#Malware types#Cyber threats#Security fundamentals#Attack methods

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