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Match each malware type to its corresponding description: Malware Types: - Downloader - Keylogger - Scareware - Botnet Descriptions: - Fetches and installs additional malicious payloads onto an infected system - Silently records keystrokes to harvest credentials and sensitive data - Uses alarming fake alerts to manipulate the user into taking an urgent action - A collection of infected devices coordinated by a central command-and-control server

Answer

Downloader - Fetches and installs additional malicious payloads onto an infected system, Keylogger - Silently records keystrokes to harvest credentials and sensitive data, Scareware - Uses alarming fake alerts to manipulate the user into taking an urgent action, Botnet - A collection of infected devices coordinated by a central command-and-control server

Explanation

### The pairs | Item | Matches | Why | |---|---|---| | Downloader | Downloads other malware | It is malware whose main role is to fetch additional malicious software, often after an attacker has gained initial access. | | Information-stealing malware | Captures information using tools such as keyloggers | A keylogger records keystrokes, which may expose information entered by a user. | | Scareware | Frightens a user into taking an action | It uses fear or alarming claims to pressure the user. | | Botnet | Infected computers receive instructions from a shared command-and-control server | A botnet is a group of infected computers directed through a common control point. | ### The concept These labels classify malware by function. A downloader fetches another threat, information-stealing malware collects data, scareware manipulates a user, and a botnet describes coordinated infected machines. ### Terms - **Keylogger**: A tool that records keystrokes. - **Botnet**: A group of infected computers controlled or coordinated by an attacker. - **Command-and-control server**: A server used to send instructions to compromised systems. ### Remember Classify malware by what role it performs, not only by how it arrived.

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