Before an ACH batch leaves finance, malware on a clerk PC quietly r…

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Before an ACH batch leaves finance, malware on a clerk PC quietly records every keystroke. Which malware class best describes this behavior?

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Keylogger spyware capturing input for credential or payment theft — If something is typing along with the clerk, you are looking at a keylogger. It steals what gets typed—passwords, ACH details—rather than encrypting files or spreading itself across the floor.

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Ransomware that encrypts the batch file and demands cryptocurrency

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Worm that scans neighboring subnets for open SMB shares

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Logic bomb that deletes ledgers only after a timed trigger

Before an ACH batch leaves finance, malware on a clerk PC quietly records every keystroke. Which malware class best describes this behavior?

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