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Which of the following tools is designed to identify and prevent malicious Trojans or malware from infecting computer systems or electronic devices?
The correct answer is B. HitmanPro. HitmanPro is a tool that is designed to identify and prevent malicious Trojans or malware from infecting computer systems or electronic devices. HitmanPro is a cloud-based malware scanner that can detect and remove various types of malware, such as viruses, ransomware, spyware…
Question
Which of the following tools is designed to identify and prevent malicious Trojans or malware from infecting computer systems or electronic devices?
Options
- AHOIC
- BHitmanPro
- CHulk
- DHashcat
How the community answered
(31 responses)- A6% (2)
- B90% (28)
- D3% (1)
Explanation
HitmanPro is a tool that is designed to identify and prevent malicious Trojans or malware from infecting computer systems or electronic devices. HitmanPro is a cloud-based malware scanner that can detect and remove various types of malware, such as viruses, ransomware, spyware, rootkits, etc. HitmanPro can also work alongside other antivirus programs and provide a second opinion on the security status of the system.
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Dervla O.Jun 26, 2026The correct answer is B, HitmanPro, which is an anti-malware tool built specifically to detect and remove Trojans, rootkits, and other malicious software from a system. Read the stem carefully here, the key phrase is "identify and prevent," and that language points straight at a defensive, scanning-type utility. Elimination does the heavy lifting on this one: HOIC and Hulk are both associated with denial-of-service style attacks, and Hashcat is a password-cracking utility, so none of those three touch malware detection at all. When you see three distractors that cluster around offensive or cracking functions and one that stands alone as a protective tool, the stem is practically handing you the answer.
Anjali D.Jun 28, 2026Good breakdown on the elimination strategy, though worth noting for the group that HitmanPro is technically a second-opinion scanner meant to complement existing AV rather than serve as a standalone prevention tool, so if the stem had said "primary prevention" instead of just "identify and prevent" that wording could have tripped people up.
Anjali D.Jun 16, 2026This one tripped me up for a second because I saw HOIC and Hashcat and my brain went straight to offensive tools, so I almost second-guessed myself, but then I remembered HitmanPro is specifically the one marketed as a malware and Trojan scanner that can run alongside other antivirus software. Landed on B and it was right, so if you see a question asking about detection and prevention of Trojans specifically, HitmanPro is your answer every time.
Marisol A.Jun 23, 2026D, Hashcat, hashing is exactly how you verify and catch Trojans early.
Anjali D.Jun 24, 2026Marisol, I get the instinct because hashing does play a role here, but Hashcat is actually a password cracking tool, not a file integrity checker. B is the right pick because something like Tripwire uses cryptographic hashes to baseline your files and alert you when they change, which is the actual mechanism for catching a Trojan that has tampered with system files. Anyone else want to weigh in on why D trips people up on this one?