A technician is troubleshooting a PC that has been performing poorly. Looking at the Task Manager, the technician sees that CPU and memory resources seem fine, but disk throughput is at 100%. Which…

The correct answer is C. Ransomware. Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts the files on the victim's computer and demands a ransom for their decryption. Ransomware can cause high disk throughput by encrypting large amounts of data in a short time.

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A technician is troubleshooting a PC that has been performing poorly. Looking at the Task Manager, the technician sees that CPU and memory resources seem fine, but disk throughput is at 100%. Which of the following types of malware is the system MOST likely infected with?

Options

AKeylogger
BRootkit
CRansomware
DTrojan

How the community answered

(19 responses)

A
5% (1)
B
5% (1)
C
79% (15)
D
11% (2)

Explanation

Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts the files on the victim's computer and demands a ransom for their decryption. Ransomware can cause high disk throughput by encrypting large amounts of data in a short time.

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#Malware identification#Ransomware#Disk utilization#Troubleshooting

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