Jamie visits an unverified website while surfing the Internet. This results in the download of a malicious software that is independent and starts spreading on its own without being attached to other files. Jamie's computer stops functioning properly. In this scenario, Jamie must have downloaded _____.
A) viruses
B) worms
C) firewalls
D) cybermediaries

Question

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Worms are a type of malicious software that can spread independently without needing to attach to other files, which matches the scenario described.

Jamie Visits an Unverified Website While Surfing the Internet