• Online, Self-Paced

Most malware is a set of stealthy, complex, hybrid malicious code. This course will specify the different types of malware that organizations must deal with daily, and will prepare the learner for the Security+ SY0-501 exam.

Learning Objectives

Malware Types

  • start the course
  • describe viruses
  • define worms
  • describe Trojans
  • specify RATs
  • identify different vulnerabilities
  • describe ransomware
  • define cryptomalware
  • describe bots and botnets
  • define backdoors
  • define rootkits
  • define logic bombs
  • define keyloggers
  • classify spyware
  • define stegomalware
  • describe polymorphic packers

Practice: Malware Types

  • describe and compare malware types

Framework Connections