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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? Choose the best answer
Responses
a Trojan
a Trojan - no response given
an extension
an extension - no response given
an executable
an executable - no response given
a plug-in
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a Trojan
A Trojan (Trojan horse) is malicious software disguised as a legitimate program — like a fake antivirus — which infects the system when the user installs/runs it.
A Trojan (Trojan horse) is malicious software disguised as a legitimate program — like a fake antivirus — which infects the system when the user installs/runs it.
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