At the ACME Widget Company, the computers have started behaving weirdly. Chris noticed that his directory had some files that he didn’t remember putting on his computer. Lesley noticed her computer was beginning to run very slowly, and Kim realized she was getting replies to emails she had not sent. The owner of the ACME Widget Company has contacted you to see if their company might have a computer security problem.
-Another possibility is that ACME Widget Company has a ____ that seems to perform one function while actually doing something else.
A) virus
B) worm
C) Trojan horse
D) bot

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The scenario described in the passage aligns with the behavior of a Trojan horse. A Trojan horse is a type of malware that appears to be a legitimate program or file but, when activated, actually performs malicious actions on the computer system, such as stealing sensitive information or allowing unauthorized access. This could explain why Chris found files he didn't create, why Lesley's computer was running slowly, and why Kim was receiving replies to emails she didn't send. The Trojan horse may have created these files, used up system resources, and accessed Kim's contacts to send out spam emails. Other choices (virus, worm, bot) are also types of malware but do not fit as well with the details given in the scenario.

At the ACME Widget Company, the Computers Have Started Behaving