A(n) ________ Is a Program That Appears to Be Useful

question 109

Short Answer

A(n) ________ is a program that appears to be useful or desirable but does something malicious in the background without your knowledge.

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Definitions:

Smart Card Reader

A device that can read flash media. Also called a multi-card reader. It can also be a device used to read the embedded chips in smart cards.

Disk Management

A Windows tool used to partition and manage hard drives.

Device Manager

A component of the Microsoft Windows operating system that allows users to view and control the hardware attached to the computer.

Mounted

In computing, refers to making a file system accessible to the user or system, often by attaching a storage device so that its contents can be accessed.