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A user receives a notification indicating the data plan on the user's corporate phone has reached its limit. The user has also noted the performance of the phone is abnormally slow. A technician…
The correct answer is B. The GPS application contains malware. The combination of excessive data consumption and abnormal slowness are classic indicators of malware. A third-party GPS app installed outside official channels is a common malware delivery vector. Malicious apps frequently run background processes that exfiltrate data…
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A user receives a notification indicating the data plan on the user's corporate phone has reached its limit. The user has also noted the performance of the phone is abnormally slow. A technician discovers a third-party GPS application was installed on the phone. Which of the following is the MOST likely cause?
Options
- AThe GPS application is installing software updates.
- BThe GPS application contains malware.
- CThe GPS application is updating its geospatial map data.
- DThe GPS application is conflicting with the built-in GPS.
How the community answered
(47 responses)- A2% (1)
- B81% (38)
- C11% (5)
- D6% (3)
Explanation
The combination of excessive data consumption and abnormal slowness are classic indicators of malware. A third-party GPS app installed outside official channels is a common malware delivery vector. Malicious apps frequently run background processes that exfiltrate data (exhausting the data plan) and consume CPU/memory resources (causing slowness). Legitimate GPS apps may use data for map updates (C) or software updates (A), but neither would typically exhaust an entire corporate data plan or significantly degrade performance. A GPS conflict (D) would not cause data overuse.
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