Question at position 8 ________ is a social network attack where clicking on a link allows malware to post unwanted links on your page.LinkjackingClickbaitingSharebaitingClickjacking单项选择题
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Linkjacking
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Question at position 8 ________ is a social network attack where clicking on a link allows malware to post unwanted links on your page.LinkjackingClickbaitingSharebaitingClickjacking

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

Clickjacking is a social network attack where clicking on a link (or button) causes unintended actions—such as malware or a hidden frame—to post unwanted links or perform actions on your page.

1) Relevant knowledge points and concepts
- Clickjacking (also called UI redressing) tricks users into clicking UI elements that are invisible or disguised; attackers embed a transparent or off-screen frame of a trusted site and overlay it with deceptive content.  
- Variants include "likejacking" where social network like/share buttons are hijacked to post content without consent.  
- Other terms often confused with clickjacking: clickbaiting (misleading headlines), sharebaiting (encouraging voluntary shares), and linkjacking (ambiguous term, usually not the UI-hijack described here).

2) Step-by-step reasoning
- An attacker creates a page that visually shows a harmless button or link.  
- Behind or beneath that visible element they place an invisible iframe or control from a social network (e.g., a hidden "Share" or "Like" button) that is positioned exactly where the user will click.  
- When the user clicks the visible element, the click actually activates the hidden control on the social site, causing a post or share to occur under the user’s account.  
- Malware or script can automate many such clicks to propagate unwanted links across contacts or timelines.

3) Intermediate steps (mechanism details)
- Use of CSS/iframes to overlay frames, pointer-events manipulation to make elements clickable but invisible.  
- Browser registers the click on the framed social widget, which then executes the share/post API normally allowed for the logged-in user.

4) Why the correct answer is correct
- The defining trait in the stem—clicking a link allows malware to post unwanted links on your page—is exactly how clickjacking operates: covertly causing user clicks to perform actions on other sites.

5) Why other options are incorrect
- Linkjacking: an imprecise term usually referring to hijacked URLs or affiliate manipulation, not the UI overlay posting attack.  
- Clickbaiting: uses sensational headlines to attract clicks, not to surreptitiously post on a user’s account.  
- Sharebaiting: tricks or incentives to get users to share voluntarily, not an invisible malware-driven posting triggered by deceptive clicks.

Conclusion: The correct answer is Clickjacking, which matches the provided answer.

Question at position 8 ________ is a social network attack where clicking on a link allows malware to post unwanted links on your page.LinkjackingClickbaitingSharebaitingClickjacking单项选择题

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