After a User Reports Slow Computer Performance, a System Administrator

question 222

Multiple Choice

After a user reports slow computer performance, a system administrator detects a suspicious file, which was installed as part of a freeware software package. The systems administrator reviews the output below: Based on the above information, which of the following types of malware was installed on the user's computer?

• A) RAT
• B) Keylogger
• C) Spyware
• D) Worm
• E) Bot

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Definitions:

Reaction

A process in which one or more substances, the reactants, are converted to one or more different substances, the products.

Hydroboration-Oxidation

A two-step chemical reaction that converts alkenes into neutral alcohols via the addition of borane followed by oxidation.

Alkenes

Unsaturated hydrocarbons containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond, with the general formula CnH2n.

Stereochemistry

The study of the three-dimensional arrangement of atoms within molecules and the impact of this arrangement on chemical reactions and properties.