This section contains more frequently asked WEB Security Multiple Choice Questions Answers in the various competitive exams.
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1. Where might a spammer get your personal information from?
- MySpace
- All of these
D. All of these
2. Which of the following spam filtering techniques has the highest potential for generating false positives?
- Community Filtering
- Bayesian Filtering
- Challenge-Response Filtering
- Keyword Filtering
D. Keyword Filtering
3. Why shouldn't a user click unsubscribe links from spam messages?
- clicking the link will prevent
- unsubscribing makes finding the sender difficult
- the click may validate the email address
- None of the above
C. the click may validate the email address
4. What is an example of a Phishing scam?
- An application that looks useful, but actually Contains spyware to slow down your computer
- An email that appears to be legitimate, but is really being used to obtain personal or important information
- Hacking into a computer and leaving false trails on who did it
- Installing a virus and then asking you to pay to remove it
B. An email that appears to be legitimate, but is really being used to obtain personal or important information
5. Malware is short for
- Malicious Software
- Malicious Systems
- Maliant Software
- Maliant Systems
A. Malicious Software
6. What is a good method for a website owner to confirm a user is not using an account for a spamming purposes?
- Users must associate a phone to their account and confirm a number sent to them via text
- Requiring users provide valid personal information during sign up
- Users that register must click on a confirmation link to the email they specify in their profile
- All of these
D. All of these
7. A virus is a program that attaches itself to (or replaces the contents of) which of the following file types?
- Text files
- Executables
- Header files
- Source files
B. Executables
8. In order for antivirus programs to be most effective, it is necessary to keep which of the following up to date?
- Web browsers
- File hashes
- Antivirus encryption keys
- Virus definition files
D. Virus definition files
9. Which of the following is not a well known anti-virus program?
- AVAST
- SMAG
- AVG
- McAFee
B. SMAG
10. What is a captcha?
- A spam email that attempts to "capture" information and then use that information to cause damage; the second phase is often referred to as the "gotcha" phase.
- An SPAM email written in all caps
- It is a tool websites often use to prevent automated spammer bots from posting or registering on a website by forcing the user to do a task, often entering in letters or numbers based on a picture or audio, which verifies that they are human.
- A group of characters in hidden in an email that often includes code used in malware
C. It is a tool websites often use to prevent automated spammer bots from posting or registering on a website by forcing the user to do a task, often entering in letters or numbers based on a picture or audio, which verifies that they are human.
