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CompTIA Security+ study material · question 476 of 611

Why does a trojan need no software vulnerability to succeed?

  1. It arrives inside something the user wanted and chose to run
  2. It executes only from memory
  3. It exploits the operating system kernel
  4. It spreads automatically across the network
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Answer: A. It arrives inside something the user wanted and chose to run

The user's own decision to install is the delivery mechanism, which defeats controls aimed at unauthorised installation.

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