CISA Certified Information Systems Auditor – Question1911

Which of the following is one most common way that spyware is distributed?

A. as a trojan horse.
B. as a virus.
C. as an Adware.
D. as a device driver.
E. as a macro.
F. None of the choices.

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Explanation:
One of the most common ways that spyware is distributed is as a Trojan horse, bundled with a piece of desirable software that the user downloads off the Web or a peer-to-peer file-trading network. When the user installs the software, the spyware is installed alongside.