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A user notices a small USB drive is attached to the user’s computer after a new vendor visited the office. The technician notices two files named grabber.exe and output.txt. Which of the following attacks is most likely occurring?

  • A. Trojan
  • B. Rootkit
  • C. Cryptominer
  • D. Keylogger
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Suggested Answer: D 🗳️

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Raffaelloo
Highly Voted 1 year, 4 months ago
Selected Answer: D
Grabber.exe" implies an executable file, and the name suggests it might be designed to "grab" or collect information. The "output. txt" file could potentially store the output or results of the information gathered
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igorclapa
Highly Voted 1 year, 1 month ago
Selected Answer: D
People please.... A TROJAN IMPLIES TRICKING SOMEONE INTO ALLOWING THEM ACCESS. If someone KNOWINGLY plugged a flash drive into a computer, what part of that is manipulation??? This is obviously referencing a keylogger based on the keywords we're given. If certain folks want to pursue a REAL career in IT, ChatGPT is not how you become a better engineer....
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JasonMunoz
Most Recent 3 months, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: D
Crazy how some individuals are saying "Trojan", it is def not a Trojan. Keylogger is the answer
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Alzahrani
1 year ago
Selected Answer: D
The correct answer is Keylogger. Trojan and Rootkit are coming form substitution links via internet. Moreover, they are not creating grabber and output text files.
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amityGanoofib
1 year, 1 month ago
Selected Answer: D
"grabber" sounds like it be GRABBIN them keypresses and loggin em. trojan would be if someone installed some software thinking it was legit and it actually had a spooky virus.
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Mr_Tension
1 year, 1 month ago
Selected Answer: D
D is the right one
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Manny_1998
1 year, 1 month ago
Selected Answer: D
D. Keylogger
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Jimbojkd
1 year, 3 months ago
Selected Answer: A
I have done my research, most sites suggest trojan Answer A
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JasonMunoz
3 months, 1 week ago
Definitely not a trojan. A Trojan is malware that is disguised as being legit. The user wasn't told about the USB drive, it was just there to their surprise.
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kekejon
1 year, 5 months ago
Selected Answer: D
The presence of "grabber.exe" and "output.txt" does indeed suggest characteristics of a keylogger rather than a typical Trojan. A keylogger is a specific type of malware designed to record keystrokes on a computer, often used to capture sensitive information like passwords. So, in this context, the most likely attack occurring is: D. Keylogger
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shkhsprre
1 year, 5 months ago
Selected Answer: A
The presence of files named "grabber.exe" and "output.txt" on a USB drive suggests a potential Trojan horse (Trojan) attack. Trojans are malicious software disguised as legitimate files or programs, and they can perform various malicious activities, such as stealing information, opening backdoors for attackers, or compromising system security. "Grabber.exe" implies an executable file, and the name suggests it might be designed to "grab" or collect information. The "output.txt" file could potentially store the output or results of the information gathered. It's important to note that without further analysis, it's not possible to determine the exact nature of the attack, but the presence of these files is indicative of a potential Trojan.
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carpetEater
6 months, 1 week ago
I don't know how idiot should someone be to label a trojan as "grabber.exe" or "output.txt"
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DocP
1 year, 5 months ago
I don't mean to be rude here at all but Trojan makes no sense at all. The USB is installed without the Users knowledge meaning that there is no "horse" the user thinks is safe. It is leaning more to the fact that the new vendor plugged it in which could be a fake person conducting an attack or penetration test. The "grabber.exe" is as you said an executable file that could be used to grab key inputs and output them to the "ouput.txt" file so I believe this is a KEYLOGGER.
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1 year, 4 months ago
The amount of users copying and pasting chatgpt results in these discussions are as bad as onlyfans influencers in the comments of X (formally known as Twitter).
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JasonMunoz
3 months, 1 week ago
And ChatGPT would never say it's a Trojan. So, they're just wrong on all accounts
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