While Shelly downloaded an arcade game from an unknown Internet Web site,an unauthorized connection unknown to Shelly had been established with her computer.The arcade game is most likely to be ________.
A) spyware
B) a worm
C) adware
D) a Trojan horse
E) encryption

Question

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A Trojan horse is a type of malicious software disguised as a legitimate software. It can take control of a victim’s machine, access files, steal passwords, and install other malware without the user's knowledge. In this case, the unauthorized connection was established when Shelly downloaded the arcade game, which was actually a Trojan horse.

While Shelly Downloaded an Arcade Game from an Unknown Internet