Question: Malware is an abbreviated term formed from the combination of which of the followong two words ?
(a) Multiple and Software
(b) Malicious and Software
(c) Malafide and Software
(d) Nopne of these
Ans:(b)
Related facts:
- On 7 June 2016 Microsoft Asia launched its Malware Infection Index 2016 (MII2016).
- The index identifies the key malware threats and ranks markets in 19 Asia Pacific countries.
- The Malware Infection Index 2016 revealed the locations with the highest malware encounter rates was Pakistan, followed by Indonesia, Bangladesh, Nepal and Vietnam respectively.
- Each country had an average of close to 40 percent or more computers encountering malware, compared to the worldwide average of only 20.8 percent, as of 4Q 2015, up from 17.6 percent in 1Q 2015.
- India stands at No. 8 in region.
- The top three most-encountered malware families in the Asia Pacific region were Gamarue, a worm which can give a malicious hacker control of your PC; and Trojans Skeeyah and Peals.
- These malware can steal personal information, download more malware or give hackers access to your PC.