Which of the following is a common type of malware?

The correct answer is B. All of the above. Trojan horses, ransomware, and rootkits are all well-known categories of malware. A Trojan horse disguises itself as legitimate software to trick users into executing it. Ransomware encrypts a victim's files and demands payment for the decryption key. A rootkit is designed to…

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ATrojan horse
BAll of the above
CRansomware
DRootkit

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A
4% (1)
B
93% (25)
D
4% (1)

Explanation

Trojan horses, ransomware, and rootkits are all well-known categories of malware. A Trojan horse disguises itself as legitimate software to trick users into executing it. Ransomware encrypts a victim's files and demands payment for the decryption key. A rootkit is designed to gain privileged (root-level) access to a system while hiding its presence from the OS and security tools. Since all three options are valid examples of malware, 'All of the above' is the correct and most complete answer.

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#Malware types#Trojan horse#Ransomware#Rootkit

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