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312-50V13 · Question #235
A friend of yours tells you that he downloaded and executed a file that was sent to him by a coworker. Since the file did nothing when executed, he asks you for help because he suspects that he may ha
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Submitted by anjalisingh· Mar 6, 2026Malware Threats
Question
A friend of yours tells you that he downloaded and executed a file that was sent to him by a coworker. Since the file did nothing when executed, he asks you for help because he suspects that he may have installed a trojan on his computer. What tests would you perform to determine whether his computer is Infected?
Options
- AUse ExifTool and check for malicious content.
- BYou do not check; rather, you immediately restore a previous snapshot of the operating system.
- CUpload the file to VirusTotal.
- DUse netstat and check for outgoing connections to strange IP addresses or domains.
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#Malware detection#Trojan analysis#netstat#network connections