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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How can a trojan infect your pc?
A
On memory sticks.
B
Through email attachments.
C
By being disguised as legitimate software.
D
Dodgy web links
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Typically, the Trojan horse is hidden in an innocent-looking email attachment or free download. When the user clicks on the email attachment or downloads the free program, the malware hidden inside is transferred to the user’s computing device.

Detailed explanation-2: -How does a Trojan virus work? Trojans infect a device by tricking its user into downloading seemingly harmless software that contains malicious codes. Once downloaded, installed, and launched, the malicious code executes.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Trojan Horse (Trojan) is a type of malware that disguises itself as legitimate code or software. Once inside the network, attackers are able to carry out any action that a legitimate user could perform, such as exporting files, modifying data, deleting files or otherwise altering the contents of the device.

Detailed explanation-4: -Trojans. A Trojan (or Trojan Horse) disguises itself as legitimate software to trick you into executing malicious software on your computer. Because it looks trustworthy, users download it, inadvertently allowing malware onto their device.

Detailed explanation-5: -Definition: Trojan or Trojan horse is the name given to a computer virus. It is a type of computer software that is camouflaged in the form of regular software such as utilities, games and sometimes even antivirus programs.

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