312-50V12 · Question #4
Security administrator John Smith has noticed abnormal amounts of traffic coming from local computers at night. Upon reviewing, he finds that user data have been exfiltrated by an attacker. AV tools a
The correct answer is A. File-less malware. In this scenario, the attacker used file-less malware to bypass the company's application whitelisting. File-less malware resides entirely in memory, making it difficult for antivirus software and IDS/IPS to detect. It can run in the context of a trusted process or system applica
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- AFile-less malware
- BZero-day malware
- CPhishing malware
- DLogic bomb malware
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(29 responses)- A93% (27)
- B3% (1)
- C3% (1)
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In this scenario, the attacker used file-less malware to bypass the company's application whitelisting. File-less malware resides entirely in memory, making it difficult for antivirus software and IDS/IPS to detect. It can run in the context of a trusted process or system application, and can be delivered through various attack vectors, including phishing emails, malicious websites, or network exploits.
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