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200-201 · Question #339

Refer to the exhibit. What does this Cuckoo sandbox report indicate?

The correct answer is B. The file is spyware. The Cuckoo sandbox report indicates the file is spyware, as its observed behaviors like monitoring user activity, capturing screenshots, or attempting to exfiltrate data align with spyware characteristics.

Submitted by suresh_in· Mar 6, 2026Host-Based Analysis

Question

Refer to the exhibit. What does this Cuckoo sandbox report indicate?

Exhibit

200-201 question #339 exhibit

Options

  • AThe file is ransomware.
  • BThe file is spyware.
  • CThe file will open unsecure ports when executed.
  • DThe file will open a command interpreter when executed.

How the community answered

(35 responses)
  • A
    9% (3)
  • B
    66% (23)
  • C
    6% (2)
  • D
    20% (7)

Why each option

The Cuckoo sandbox report indicates the file is spyware, as its observed behaviors like monitoring user activity, capturing screenshots, or attempting to exfiltrate data align with spyware characteristics.

AThe file is ransomware.

Ransomware typically involves encrypting files and demanding a ransom, behaviors distinct from those defining spyware.

BThe file is spyware.Correct

Spyware is malware designed to collect information about a user or organization without their knowledge and send it to another entity. Cuckoo Sandbox reports often highlight behaviors like monitoring clipboard data, keylogging, taking screenshots, or making connections to suspicious external servers, which are strong indicators of spyware.

CThe file will open unsecure ports when executed.

While some malware opens ports, indicating 'unsecure ports' is too vague and not the primary defining characteristic of spyware; other malware types also do this.

DThe file will open a command interpreter when executed.

Opening a command interpreter is a common technique for many types of malware to execute commands, but it does not specifically define spyware, which focuses on data collection.

Concept tested: Malware analysis (Cuckoo Sandbox reports, Spyware characteristics)

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/threat-protection/intelligence/malware-categories#spyware

Topics

#Cuckoo Sandbox#malware analysis#dynamic analysis#spyware

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