A technician recently updated a printer driver on all the computers in an office. Shortly after the update, several users' accounts and passwords were compromised. Which of the following MOST likely…

The correct answer is A. Botnet. The listed correct answer is A (Botnet). The scenario describes a malicious printer driver that was distributed across all office computers simultaneously, which is consistent with a supply-chain or watering-hole attack that installs botnet malware. The botnet agent could then…

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A technician recently updated a printer driver on all the computers in an office. Shortly after the update, several users' accounts and passwords were compromised. Which of the following MOST likely explains the compromised accounts?

Options

ABotnet
BRansomware
CAntivirus definitions
DKeylogger

How the community answered

(51 responses)

A
67% (34)
B
20% (10)
C
8% (4)
D
6% (3)

Explanation

The listed correct answer is A (Botnet). The scenario describes a malicious printer driver that was distributed across all office computers simultaneously, which is consistent with a supply-chain or watering-hole attack that installs botnet malware. The botnet agent could then exfiltrate credentials to a command-and-control server, compromising multiple accounts at once. Note: D (Keylogger) is arguably a more precise fit since a rogue driver with embedded keystroke logging directly explains how passwords were captured - and many test-takers would select D. If your exam source marks D as correct, that is also defensible. The key concept is that a malicious driver update is an attack vector for delivering credential-stealing malware.

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