GSLC · Question #40
Which of the following applications work as mass-emailing worms? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.
The correct answer is A. Nimda virus B. I LOVE YOU virus. Nimda and ILOVEYOU are canonical mass-emailing worms that propagated by automatically sending copies of themselves to contacts via email.
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Which of the following applications work as mass-emailing worms? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.
Options
- ANimda virus
- BI LOVE YOU virus
- CMelissa virus
- DChernobyl virus
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(42 responses)- A93% (39)
- C2% (1)
- D5% (2)
Why each option
Nimda and ILOVEYOU are canonical mass-emailing worms that propagated by automatically sending copies of themselves to contacts via email.
Nimda is a multi-vector worm that uses email as a primary propagation method, automatically sending infected attachments to addresses harvested from the compromised host, qualifying it as a mass-emailing worm alongside its other spread vectors such as network shares and web clients.
The ILOVEYOU worm spread in 2000 by emailing itself to every contact in a victim's Microsoft Outlook address book using an enticing subject line, making it one of the fastest-spreading and most destructive mass-emailing worms ever recorded.
The Melissa virus is primarily a Microsoft Word macro virus that attaches itself to documents and uses email to deliver those documents - it is most accurately classified as a macro virus rather than a standalone mass-emailing worm by design and propagation mechanism.
The Chernobyl virus (CIH) is a file-infecting virus that overwrites hard drive sectors and BIOS flash memory on its trigger date - it spreads through infected executable files and has no email-based mass-mailing capability.
Concept tested: Identifying mass-emailing worm malware examples
Source: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2001/09/18/nimda-worm
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