A Trojan Horse

question 21

Multiple Choice

A Trojan horse:

• A)is software that appears to be benign but does something other than expected.
• B)is a virus that replicates quickly.
• C)is malware named for a breed of fast-moving Near-Eastern horses.
• D)installs spyware on users' computers.
• E)is a type of sniffer used to infiltrate corporate networks.

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Definitions:

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