A user reports an issue with an Internet browser. The browser will not allow certain web pages to be viewed and instead forwards the user to a site requesting personal information. Which of the…

The correct answer is E. Anti-malware software. The described behavior - browser hijacking with redirection to phishing pages requesting personal information - is a hallmark of browser-hijacking malware or adware. Anti-malware software is specifically designed to detect and remove these threats and would best prevent…

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Question

A user reports an issue with an Internet browser. The browser will not allow certain web pages to be viewed and instead forwards the user to a site requesting personal information. Which of the following tools would BEST prevent this from happening to other employees?

Options

AWindows Firewall
BTrusted root certificate
CAntivirus software
DProxy server
EAnti-malware software

How the community answered

(56 responses)

A
7% (4)
B
14% (8)
C
2% (1)
D
4% (2)
E
73% (41)

Explanation

The described behavior - browser hijacking with redirection to phishing pages requesting personal information - is a hallmark of browser-hijacking malware or adware. Anti-malware software is specifically designed to detect and remove these threats and would best prevent recurrence on other machines. Antivirus (C) overlaps but 'anti-malware' more explicitly covers adware and PUPs. A proxy server can block known malicious URLs but does not remove existing infections. Windows Firewall blocks network ports, not browser-level hijacking. Trusted root certificates authenticate servers but provide no protection against malware.

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