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The Klez worm is a mass-mailing worm that exploits a vulnerability to open an executable attachment even in Microsoft Outlook's preview pane. The Klez worm gathers email addresses from the entries…

The correct answer is D. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4\Wab File Name = "file and pathname of the WAB file". See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

The Klez worm is a mass-mailing worm that exploits a vulnerability to open an executable attachment even in Microsoft Outlook's preview pane. The Klez worm gathers email addresses from the entries of the default Windows Address Book (WAB). Which of the following registry values can be used to identify this worm?

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  • AHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunServices
  • BHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
  • CHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
  • DHKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WAB\WAB4\Wab File Name = "file and pathname of the WAB file"

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