Phaedra, a cybersecurity analyst, has discovered a number of computers within her company's network that are regularly sending packets to an external IP address for no legitimate reason. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this scenario?
A) Telnet relay
B) Alien colony
C) Botnet
D) Zombie herd

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The most likely cause of computers within a network sending packets to an external IP address for no legitimate reason is that they are part of a botnet. A botnet is a network of private computers infected with malicious software and controlled as a group without the owners' knowledge, often to send spam or participate in distributed denial-of-service attacks.

Phaedra, a Cybersecurity Analyst, Has Discovered a Number of Computers