You have heard about a new malware program that presents itself to users as a virus scanner. When users run the software, it installs itself as a hidden program that has administrator access to various operating system components. The program then tracks system activity and allows an attacker to remotely gain administrator access to the computer.

Which of the following terms BEST describes this software?

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Rootkit

Trojan horse

Privilege escalation

Botnet

Spyware