Joe, a user, just downloaded a game onto his company phone. When he is not using the device, it
unexpectedly dials unrecognized numbers and downloads new content. Joe is the victim of which of the
following?
A.
Trojan horse
B.
Spyware
C.
Social engineering
D.
Worms
A destructive program that masquerades as a benign application. Unlike viruses, Trojan horses do not replicate themselves but they can be just as destructive. One of the most insidious types of Trojan horse is a program that claims to rid your computer of viruses but instead introduces viruses onto your computer.
The term comes from the a Greek story of the Trojan War, in which the Greeks give a giant wooden horse to their foes, the Trojans, ostensibly as a peace offering. But after the Trojans drag the horse inside their city walls, Greek soldiers sneak out of the horse’s hollow belly and open the city gates, allowing their compatriots to pour in and capture Troy.
At this scenario, it acts or masquerades as a game.