What category of malicious software gains access to your system by disguising itself as something nonthreatening? Choose the best answer.
A) Viruses
B) Worms
C) Trojans
D) Spyware
E) Potpourri
The answer: C) Trojans
Trojans, or Trojan Horse software, is especially sneaky because it pretends to be something fun or unassuming in the hopes that you’ll run the program and, in turn, infect your computer.
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