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A server has been infected by a certain type of Trojan. The hacker intended to utilize it to send and host junk mails. What type of Trojan did the hacker use?
The correct answer is C. Botnet Trojan. Botnet Trojans are designed to recruit infected machines into a botnet, enabling attackers to use them for sending spam or hosting malicious content at scale.
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A server has been infected by a certain type of Trojan. The hacker intended to utilize it to send and host junk mails. What type of Trojan did the hacker use?
Options
- ATurtle Trojans
- BRansomware Trojans
- CBotnet Trojan
- DBanking Trojans
How the community answered
(28 responses)- B4% (1)
- C89% (25)
- D7% (2)
Why each option
Botnet Trojans are designed to recruit infected machines into a botnet, enabling attackers to use them for sending spam or hosting malicious content at scale.
Turtle Trojans is not a recognized or standard classification in Trojan malware taxonomy.
Ransomware Trojans are designed to encrypt victim files and demand payment for decryption, not to send or host spam mail.
A Botnet Trojan compromises a system and enrolls it into a network of infected machines controlled by a command-and-control server. This infrastructure is commonly exploited to send bulk junk/spam email and host malicious or illegal content. The distributed nature of botnets makes them ideal for this type of high-volume, covert activity.
Banking Trojans are specifically engineered to steal financial credentials and intercept banking sessions, not to facilitate junk mail campaigns.
Concept tested: Botnet Trojan functionality and classification
Source: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Ransomware_Guide_CPG_FINAL.pdf
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