220-802 · Question #225
An Internet browser's cookie could be classified as which of the following?
The correct answer is D. Spyware. Browser cookies - particularly third-party tracking cookies - can be classified as spyware because they silently collect and report information about a user's browsing habits, preferences, and behavior to advertisers or other third parties without the user's full awareness or…
Question
An Internet browser's cookie could be classified as which of the following?
Options
- ARootkit
- BPhishing
- CMalware
- DSpyware
How the community answered
(63 responses)- A5% (3)
- B3% (2)
- C2% (1)
- D90% (57)
Explanation
Browser cookies - particularly third-party tracking cookies - can be classified as spyware because they silently collect and report information about a user's browsing habits, preferences, and behavior to advertisers or other third parties without the user's full awareness or explicit consent. Cookies are not rootkits (which gain privileged system access), not phishing (which involves deceptive credential theft), and not malware in the traditional destructive sense. Their covert data-collection behavior is what places them in the spyware category.
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