COMPUTER NETWORKING

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FIREWALLS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A malicious program disguised as legitimate software. Users intentionally install a Trojan horse, thinking they are installing valid software.
A
LAN
B
backdoor
C
worm
D
trojan horse
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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. Trojans themselves are a doorway.

Detailed explanation-2: -What Is a Trojan Horse Virus? A Trojan Horse Virus is a type of malware that downloads onto a computer disguised as a legitimate program. The delivery method typically sees an attacker use social engineering to hide malicious code within legitimate software to try and gain users’ system access with their software.

Detailed explanation-3: -A trojan horse or trojan is any malware that misleads users of its true intent by pretending to be a legitimate program. The term is derived from the Ancient Greek story of the deceptive Trojan Horse that led to the fall of the city of Troy. Trojans are generally spread with social engineering such as phishing.

Detailed explanation-4: -A Trojan (Trojan Horse) is a type of malware that disguises itself as a legitimate piece of software in order to convince a victim to install it.

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