Which of the following could potentially be introduced at the time of side loading?

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Options

• AUser impersonation
• BRootkit
• COn-path attack
• DBuffer overflow

• A
  8% (2)
• B
  88% (21)
• C
  4% (1)

Explanation

Rootkits are a primary risk of sideloading because sideloading installs apps from outside official, vetted channels (like app stores), bypassing security reviews. A malicious sideloaded app can embed a rootkit deep into the OS, granting persistent elevated access while hiding its presence - exactly the kind of threat that official vetting is designed to catch.

Why the others are wrong:

• A (User impersonation) is tied to credential theft or session hijacking, not to the act of installing unauthorized software.
• C (On-path attack) is a network-interception technique between two communicating parties - unrelated to local software installation.
• D (Buffer overflow) is a code vulnerability that exists in poorly written software and is exploited through execution, not something specifically introduced by the sideloading process itself.

Memory tip: "Sideloading = Side door." You bypass the security guard (app store review), letting hidden threats like rootkits slip in through the back. Rootkits hide - just like the risks of sideloading are hidden from the user.

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