Certified Incident Handler (ECIH v3) — Question 64

The Malicious code that is installed on the computer without user's knowledge to acquire information from the user's machine and send it to the attacker who can access it remotely is called:

Answer options

• A. Spyware
• B. Logic Bomb
• C. Trojan
• D. Worm

Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is A, Spyware, as it specifically refers to software designed to gather information from a computer without the user's consent. Options B, C, and D represent different types of malicious software: a Logic Bomb triggers under specific conditions, a Trojan disguises itself as legitimate software, and a Worm self-replicates across networks, but none of them primarily focus on stealthily collecting user data.