In 2004, ICQ users were enticed by a sales message from a supposed anti-virus vendor. On the vendor's site, a small program called Mitglieder was downloaded to the user's machine. The program enabled outsiders to infiltrate the user's machine. What type of malware is this an example of?
A) Trojan horse
B) virus
C) worm
D) spyware

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This is an example of a Trojan horse, as the program masqueraded as an anti-virus vendor but actually enabled outsiders to access the user's machine.

In 2004, ICQ Users Were Enticed by a Sales Message