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PCCSA · Question #45

PCCSA Question #45: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is D: exploit. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Cyberthreat, Cyberattack, and Cybersecurity Awareness

Question

You discover an infected email attachment that contains software code that attacks a known vulnerability in a popular social networking application. This type of software is an example of which type of malware category?

Options

  • Asocial engineering
  • Bvirus
  • Cphishing
  • Dexploit

Topics

#Malware categories#Exploits#Vulnerabilities#Attack vectors

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