David switched on his system and opened his messenger application. Surprisingly, a Word document opens up instead. What kind of an attack has probably occurred?

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A Word document opening when a messenger application is opened is a classic symptom of the computer being affected by a logic bomb.
Key Takeaway: A logic bomb notifies an attacker when a certain set of circumstances has occurred, triggering an attack on the system. The logic bomb lies dormant until a specific piece of program logic is activated. Most commonly, this is a date. The logic bomb checks the system and does nothing until a pre-programmed date and time is reached. When the date is reached, the logic bomb activates and executes the action for which it was designed.

David Switched on His System and Opened His Messenger Application