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8 November 2024

CompTIA A+ Core 2: Best Practice Procedures for Malware Removal

 


Question:

Why do you want to disable system restore?

  • To prevent a future technician from restoring the virus back onto the machine


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Why do you want to create a system restore point once the malware has been remediated?

  • This gives a technician the first known good configuration as a point to restore to in case of any problems with future updates or application installations


Question

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What would be considered best practice for users to consider when replying to emails?

  • Do not provide passwords in plaintext

  • Never include financial or personal information


Question

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Which tools can be used to identify running processes?

  • Process Explorer

  • Windows Task Manager


Question

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Which options do you have to deal with infected files?

  • Remove them

  • Quarantine them

  • Disinfect them


Question

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Which malware characteristics would you want to look for when conducting malware research?

  • Malware category

  • Vulnerabilities exploited

  • Services attacked


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Which other media would you want to enable automatic scanning of?

  • Email attachments

  • Removeable media


Question

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Which are some typical symptoms that a computer may show when infected with spyware?

  • Pop-up windows begin to appear

  • The local firewall has been disabled

  • The browser homepage has changed


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