malware
Across
- 3. An attack in which the victim receives a message disguised to look like it has come from a reputable source (for example, a bank), in order to trick them into giving up personal information.
- 6. A generic term used to refer to applications, scripts, programs and systems that run on a device and execute specific tasks
- 7. A form of malware that captures data from a computing device and transmits it without the user's knowledge
- 9. A piece of malware that is hidden inside another file in a computer system.
Down
- 1. Gaining unauthorized access to or control of a computer system.
- 2. Malware in the form of a program that attaches itself to another file and can replicate itself when the file is executed
- 4. A global system of interconnected computer networks
- 5. Malicious software. A program designed to cause damage to computer systems, corrupt or change files, steal data, or cause disruption to services
- 8. Malware that is able to replicate itself and does not need to use another file as a vector