Which of the following BEST describes malware that tracks a user’s web browsing habits and
injects the attacker’s advertisements into unrelated web pages? (Select TWO)
A.
Logic bomb
B.
Backdoor
C.
Ransomware
D.
Adware
E.
Botnet
F.
Spyware
The answer is half right. It should be D,F. Ransomeware is wrong because it does not do any of the things specified by the question were is spyware does by tracking and gathering information about your browsing habits.
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Agreed D & F
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I concur: Answers are D & F.
C- Ransomware does not fit the criteria
D- Adware, or advertising-supported software, is software that generates revenue for its developer by automatically generating online advertisements in the user interface of the software or on a screen presented to the user during the installation process. The software may generate two types of revenue: one is for the display of the advertisement and another on a “pay-per-click” basis, if the user clicks on the advertisement. The software may implement advertisements in a variety of ways, including a static box display, a banner display, full screen, a video, pop-up ad or in some other form.
F- Spyware is software that aims to gather information about a person or organization without their knowledge that may send such information to another entity without the consumer’s consent, or that asserts control over a device without the consumer’s knowledge.
“Spyware” is mostly classified into four types: adware, system monitors, tracking cookies, and Trojans; examples of other notorious types include digital rights management capabilities that “phone home”, keyloggers, rootkits, and web beacons.
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