constantly monitoring user's behavior on his or her personal computer  C. A software that locks all your files and only unlocks them after you pay a fee  D. A software that secretly takes up all your CPU resources and slows down your computer 12) What is cryptojacking?  A. Software installed on a computer that produces pop-up ads using your browser; the ads are often based on your browsing habits.  B. A program that appears to be harmless but actually produces harmful results. A program that cannot reproduce itself but masquerades as somethi

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11) Which description best represent Polymorphic Threat?

A. A virus, that is a type of malware, constantly changes its identifiable features in order to evade detection and create devastation.

 B. A software that is constantly monitoring user's behavior on his or her personal computer

 C. A software that locks all your files and only unlocks them after you pay a fee

 D. A software that secretly takes up all your CPU resources and slows down your computer

12) What is cryptojacking?

  •  A. Software installed on a computer that produces pop-up ads using your browser; the ads are often based on your browsing habits.
  •  B. A program that appears to be harmless but actually produces harmful results. A program that cannot reproduce itself but masquerades as something the user wants and tricks them into activating it so it can do its damage and spread
  •  C. The malware infects your computer and uses your CPU cycles to mine Bitcoin for your attacker's profit. The mining software may run in the background on your operating system or even as JavaScript in a browser window.
  •  D. A virus is a piece of computer code that inserts itself within the code of another standalone program, then forces that program to take malicious action and spread itself.
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