Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v12) — Question 49

Don, a student, came across a gaming app in a third-party app store and installed it. Subsequently, all the legitimate apps in his smartphone were replaced by deceptive applications that appeared legitimate. He also received many advertisements on his smartphone after installing the app.
What is the attack performed on Don in the above scenario?

Answer options

• A. SIM card attack
• B. Clickjacking
• C. SMS phishing attack
• D. Agent Smith attack

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D, Agent Smith attack, which refers to malware that replaces legitimate apps with malicious versions. The other options, such as SIM card attack, Clickjacking, and SMS phishing attack, involve different types of threats that do not match the scenario described.