Jack was shocked to witness the sudden drop in performance of his laptop.He also found that the screen saver constant changed and that the taskbar had disappeared.The given problems are symptoms of _____ infections.
A)rootkit
B)smishing
C)phishing
D)bootkit

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The sudden drop in performance, changes in screen saver and disappearance of taskbar are all symptoms of a potential rootkit infection. Rootkits are malicious software that can conceal their presence from the operating system and can enable attackers to gain privileged access to the infected system.

Jack Was Shocked to Witness the Sudden Drop in Performance