220-802 Question #807: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B: Keylogger. A keylogger is malware specifically designed to record every keystroke a user makes and transmit that data to an attacker. This captures passwords, messages, credit card numbers, and anything else typed. A worm (A) is self-replicating malware that spreads across networks but does

Question

A user suspects that everything they type is being captured. Which of the following security threats would this indicate?

Options

AWorm
BKeylogger
CTrojan
DRootkit

Explanation

A keylogger is malware specifically designed to record every keystroke a user makes and transmit that data to an attacker. This captures passwords, messages, credit card numbers, and anything else typed. A worm (A) is self-replicating malware that spreads across networks but does not specifically capture keystrokes. A Trojan (C) disguises itself as legitimate software and can carry many payloads, but 'Trojan' describes the delivery mechanism, not the keystroke-capture function. A rootkit (D) hides malicious processes from the OS but is not defined by keystroke capture. Keylogger is the precise term for the described behavior.

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