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CPEH-001 · Question #476

Matthew received an email with an attachment named "YouWon$10Grand.zip." The zip file contains a file named "HowToClaimYourPrize.docx.exe." Out of excitement and curiosity, Matthew opened the said…

The correct answer is B. Trojan. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

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Matthew received an email with an attachment named "YouWon$10Grand.zip." The zip file contains a file named "HowToClaimYourPrize.docx.exe." Out of excitement and curiosity, Matthew opened the said file. Without his knowledge, the file copies itself to Matthew's APPDATA\IocaI directory and begins to beacon to a Command-and-control server to download additional malicious binaries. What type of malware has Matthew encountered?

Options

  • AKey-logger
  • BTrojan
  • CWorm
  • DMacro Virus

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