Which of the following types of malware is designed to enable administrative access to a computer?

The correct answer is A. Rootkit. A rootkit is malware specifically designed to gain and maintain privileged (administrative/root-level) access to a system while concealing its presence from the OS and security tools. A Trojan disguises itself as legitimate software but does not specifically target admin access.

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ARootkit
BTrojan
CWorm
DRansomware

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A rootkit is malware specifically designed to gain and maintain privileged (administrative/root-level) access to a system while concealing its presence from the OS and security tools. A Trojan disguises itself as legitimate software but does not specifically target admin access. A worm self-replicates across networks. Ransomware encrypts files and demands payment. Only a rootkit is purpose-built to provide covert administrative control.

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#Malware#Rootkit#Security threats#Privilege escalation

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