Shawn signs into a Windows 10 system with administrative user privileges. The system has UAC enabled. Shawn accidently launches a malicious application that is infected with malware.
If the malware is able to access and corrupt the system files, which of the following must be true?
A) The Application Information Service has stopped or is set to start manually.
B) The application launched with standard user privileges, the same as the Windows 10 interface.
C) On a prompt to continue or cancel running the program, Shawn selected to continue.
D) Shawn entered the credentials of a user with administrative privileges after opening the application.

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Shawn must have selected to continue on the UAC prompt, allowing the application to run with administrative privileges and potentially access system files.

Shawn Signs into a Windows 10 System with Administrative User