Larissa Is a Student at a Local College Majoring in Computer

question 38

Multiple Choice

Larissa is a student at a local college majoring in computer information technology. In order to pay her college tuition Larissa infects as many computers on the Internet as she could with off-the-shelf remote access Trojans (RATs) . Larissa also uses her RATs to send malicious software causing damage to computers used by the federal government in national defense. Larissa is caught and prosecuted for her crimes.
-​What method allowed Larissa to distribute her RATs?

• A) ​data diddling
• B) ​an e-mail flood attack
• C) ​password sniffing
• D) ​a worm

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