When hackers use a program that pretends to be useful to a user while actually allowing the hacker to gain control of the user's computer, this is called a(n)
A)zero-day attack
B)trojan horse attack
C)distributed denial of service attack
D)boot sector virus attack

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A trojan horse attack involves malware that misleads users of its true intent, often pretending to be a legitimate program to gain unauthorized access to a system.

When Hackers Use a Program That Pretends to Be Useful