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____________ works in background and steals sensitive data.

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asked Jul 30, 2021 in Cyber Security by Natalie (69.5k points)

____________ works in background and steals sensitive data.

(a) Virus

(b) Shareware

(c) Trojan

(d) Adware

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answered Aug 2, 2021 by Nathan (1.4m points)
selected Sep 14, 2021 by Natalie

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The correct choice is (c) Trojan

Best explanation: Trojans are malicious files designed to work hidden on the infected system. They are intended to infect the system by misleading the user. It works in the background and steals sensitive information about the target user.

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