Has this ever happened to you? You are taking a trip somewhere and you are using your smartphone all day. Suddenly, you notice your battery is almost dead. What can you do? Wait! Solvingyour problem is simple! There’s a free charging station over there, and it even has a charging wirealready attached. All you have to do is… Be careful!    Security experts say those free USB charging stations commonly found in hotels, metro stations,and on buses and trains may not be safe. Hackers can put malware into wires and even change theUSB chargers themselves. They just wait for people to plug in their phones. Then, to steal theirpasswords and credit card information is easy using the malware. The experts aren’t sure how oftenthis happens, but they want everyone to pay attention to the risk. One expert reminded everyone,“Don’t believe everything you see!”

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【題組】45.( ) What may the underlined word “malware” mean in this reading?  available可用的；可買到的
(A) Special wires that can make your charging faster and more convenient. describe形容
(B) Convenient wires attached to a charging station.
(C) Software designed to steal personal information from smart phones.
(D) Smart phones that hackers use to steal credit card information.