Regina downloaded an anti-virus program online at the prompting of a pop-up that told her that her computer was infected; when she ran it, her computer was infected by a new virus. What was Regina the victim of?

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a Trojan

a Trojan

an extension

an extension

an executable

an executable

a plug-in

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a Trojan

She was tricked into installing what looked like legitimate antivirus software that secretly carried and executed malware — a classic Trojan (rogue/scareware).