Carla researched a rare disease for a school project. Unknown to her, one of the websites she visited downloaded software code into her computer and tracked her search. The site was operated by Everyone's Medical Insurance. A month later Carla applied for medical insurance with Everyone's and was informed that the cost of the policy would be much higher than the policy that she had with a competing company. Carla is in perfect health. Her friend Janet, a hypochondriac, who has a policy with Everyone's that is exactly like the one Carla applied for, pays one third as much for her policy as Carla was told hers would cost. What type of software might the insurance company have downloaded into Carla's computer?
A. Virus
B. Malware
C. Adware
D. A cookie
Answer: D
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