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?

Question

a. a Trojan

b. an extension

c. an executable

d. a plug-in

Answer 1

Regina was the victim of:

a. a Trojan

A Trojan horse is a type of malware that disguises itself as legitimate software. In this case, the anti-virus program posed as a solution but actually infected her computer with a virus.