This virus, which first appeared in 2012, targeted Windows operating systems. The first item that makes this virus notable is that it was specifically designed by the U.S. government for espionage. It was discovered in May 2012 at several locations, including Iranian government sites. It is spyware that can monitor network traffic and take screenshots of the infected system. What is it?

Network interface card

Network interaction card

Network interface connector

Network interaction connector

will attempt to make an online service or website unavailable by flooding it with unwanted traffic from multiple computers

overload the system with requests, and it will no longer be able to respond to legitimate users attempting to access the web server

an attacker will spread malicious software to vulnerable computers, mainly through infected emails and attachments

occurs when multiple systems flood the bandwidth or resources of a targeted system, usually one or more web servers

Advanced Research Projects Agency

Central Intelligence Agency

NASA

Department of Energy

Rombertik

FakeAV

The Sobig Virus

Gameover ZeuS

indicates

instructs

inducts

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Carnegie-Mellon University

Harvard University

California Technical University

build

train

support

header / body

upper / downer

left part / right part

body / conclude

boost the entire signal they receive, including any noise

boost the wifi signal

regenerate the signal, and thus don’t rebroadcast noise

boost the entire signal they receive, except any noise

Use Nessus

Use Nmap

Use www.archive.org