The Help Desk Received a Call from a User Who

question 386

Multiple Choice

The help desk received a call from a user who was trying to access a set of files from the day before but received the following error message: File format not recognized . Which of the following types of malware MOST likely caused this to occur?

• A) Ransomware
• B) Polymorphic virus
• C) Rootkit
• D) Spyware

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Definitions:

Time

A continuous sequence of events that occurs in an irreversible succession from the past, through the present, to the future.

Debt-to-Equity Ratio

A measure of a company's financial leverage, calculated by dividing its total liabilities by stockholders' equity.

Capital

Financial assets or the financial value of assets, such as cash and goods, used to fund a company's operations and growth.

Creditors

Individuals, businesses, or other entities that are owed money because they have provided goods, services, or loans to another entity.