Which type of security threat uses email that appears to be from a legitimate sender and asks the email recipient to visit a website to enter confidential information?

Which type of security threat uses email that appears to be from a legitimate sender and asks the email recipient to visit a website to enter confidential information?

• worm
• stealth virus
• phishing
• adware

Explanation: Phishing attacks use social engineering to obtain user personal information. Viruses carry malicious executable code that runs on target machines. Worms propagate through the network consuming bandwidth resources. Adware, on the other hand, results in pop-up windows directing users to malicious sites.

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