What type of malware has Matthew encountered?

Matthew received an email with an attachment named “YouWon$10Grand.zip.” The zip file contains a file
named “HowToClaimYourPrize.docx.exe.” Out of excitement and curiosity, Matthew opened the said file.
Without his knowledge, the file copies itself to Matthew’s APPDATA\\IocaI directory and begins to beacon to a
Command-and-control server to download additional malicious binaries. What type of malware has Matthew
encountered?

Matthew received an email with an attachment named “YouWon$10Grand.zip.” The zip file contains a file
named “HowToClaimYourPrize.docx.exe.” Out of excitement and curiosity, Matthew opened the said file.
Without his knowledge, the file copies itself to Matthew’s APPDATA\\IocaI directory and begins to beacon to a
Command-and-control server to download additional malicious binaries. What type of malware has Matthew
encountered?

A.
Key-logger

B.
Trojan

C.
Worm

D.
Macro Virus



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