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The Netware 6.x operating system has a software update tool that connects to the Internet to obtain patches.

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Viruses, worms, and Trojan horses all represent malicious software that use _________________________ to find weaknesses or holes in operating systems and networks.

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Which of the following operating systems would use the commands listed in the figure above?

Which of the following is notorious for enabling cookie snarfing?

What is a benign virus?

How many days of the month does the Code Red worm replicate?

List five of the services, applications, systems, or functions that are known to be vulnerable in which attackers may look for problems.

What is a destructive virus?

Is Sophos Anti-virus free software that can be used in Macintosh, Netware, UNIX/Linux, and Windows-based systems?

Does the AOL4FREE e-mail hoax contain the AOL4FREE.com attachment?

Which of the following executable file extensions is found only on Windows-based systems?

A(n) _____ virus uses defenses to make itself hard to find and detect.

Mac OS and NetWare automatically display the boot load information to the screen each time one of these systems is booted.

One way to classify viruses is by how they infect systems. List the four different classifications.

Backdoor.Egghead is an example of a worm that is spread by buffer overflows.

The Windows 2003 Server ASR set backs up all system files, system settings, and application data files.

Which of the following is an example of a Red Hat Linux file that can be the target of a virus?

How was the Melissa virus transported?

A(n) macro virus, worm, or Trojan horse is a file that contains lines of computer code that can be run.

_____ is designed so that it does not infect all of these file types at once, but only a limited number each time Windows Explorer runs.