In 2004, ICQ users were enticed by a sales message from a supposed anti-virus vendor. On the vendor's site, a small program called Mitglieder was downloaded to the user's machine. The program enabled outsiders to infiltrate the user's machine. What type of malware is this an example of?
A)Trojan horse
B)Virus
C)Worm
D)Spyware

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The scenario described is an example of a Trojan horse. The program, called Mitglieder, appeared to be a legitimate anti-virus vendor's tool but actually contained malicious code that infiltrated the user's machine and enabled outsiders to access it. This is typical behavior for a Trojan horse, which disguises itself as a legitimate program or file in order to trick users into downloading and executing it.

In 2004, ICQ Users Were Enticed by a Sales Message