ITPEC IP October 2023 Question 38
ITPEC IP October 2023 — Question 38 of 100
Spyware covertly monitors a user or device and collects personal, behavioral, or other information without the user's informed awareness. It may capture browsing activity, credentials, keystrokes, system information, or advertising profiles and transmit the collected data to another party.
Answer (d)
Why not others:
- (a) describes disruptive malware behavior rather than the defining surveillance purpose of spyware
- (b) describes destructive malware that deletes data
- (c) describes browser hijacking, which forcibly changes browser behavior or redirects activity
Key rule: Spyware's defining goal is hidden observation and data collection, although a malicious program may combine spyware with other behaviors.
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