单选题
Pharming is a scamming practice in which malicious code is
installed on a personal computer or server, misdirecting users to ______ Web
sites without their knowledge or consent. Pharming has been called "phishing
without a lure". In phishing, the perpetrator sends out
legitimate-______ e-mails, appearing to come from some of the Web's most popular
sites, in an effort to obtain personal and financial information from individual
recipients. But in pharming, larger numbers of computer users can be ______
because it is not necessary to target individuals one by one and no conscious
action is required on the part of the victim. In one form of pharming
attack,code sent in an e-mail modifies local host files on a personal computer.
The host files convert URLs into the number strings that the computer uses to
access Web sites. A computer with a compromised host file will go to the fake
Web site even if a user types in the correct Internet address or clicks on an
affected ______ entry. Some spyware removal programs can correct the corruption,
but it frequently recurs unless the user changes browsing ______.