Posted by: Pdfprep
Post Date: November 28, 2020
Which of the following best characterizes “worms”?
A . Malicious programs that can run independently and can propagate without the aid of a carrier program such as email.
B . Programming code errors that cause a program to repeatedly dump data
C . Malicious programs that require the aid of a carrier program such as email
D . Malicious programs that masquerade as common applications such as screensavers or macro-enabled Word documents
Answer: A
Explanation:
Worms are malicious programs that can run independently and can propagate without the aid of a carrier program such as email.