312-50V9 · Question #371
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. A Botnet Trojan enrolls infected systems into a remotely controlled network commonly used to send mass spam and host junk mail campaigns.
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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
(46 responses)- A7% (3)
- B2% (1)
- C89% (41)
- D2% (1)
Why each option
A Botnet Trojan enrolls infected systems into a remotely controlled network commonly used to send mass spam and host junk mail campaigns.
Turtle Trojans is not a recognized standard category in cybersecurity Trojan classification frameworks.
Ransomware Trojans are designed to encrypt or lock victim data and demand a ransom payment, not to distribute spam.
A Botnet Trojan infects a host and registers it as a bot under hacker control via a command-and-control server. These bot networks are a primary tool for large-scale spam distribution and hosting malicious content, matching the scenario of sending and hosting junk mail. The compromised server acts as one node in a larger coordinated infrastructure.
Banking Trojans target financial credentials and intercept online banking sessions, not email spam operations.
Concept tested: Botnet Trojan classification and spam abuse
Source: https://www.cisa.gov/topics/cyberthreats-and-advisories/malware
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