Which three malware categories does real-time Malware Scanning protect you from? (Choose three)

Question

Options

• AAntivirus Monitoring
• BAdware
• CTrojan Downloader
• DOutbreak Filters
• EWeb Reputation
• FPhishing URL

• B
  90% (18)
• D
  5% (1)
• E
  5% (1)

Explanation

Real-time Malware Scanning protects against Adware (B), Trojan Downloaders (C), and Phishing URLs (F) because these are actual malware categories - types of malicious content that can be detected and blocked by scanning engine technology at the file or URL level.

The distractors are wrong because they describe security mechanisms or features, not malware types:

• Antivirus Monitoring (A) is a scanning method/tool, not a threat category.
• Outbreak Filters (D) is a Cisco ESA/email security feature that detects emerging threats - a defense mechanism, not malware itself.
• Web Reputation (E) is a scoring system used to evaluate site trustworthiness, not a malware category.

Memory tip: Filter the answers by asking "Is this something that attacks me, or something that defends me?" - Adware, Trojan Downloaders, and Phishing URLs are all things that attack you. Antivirus Monitoring, Outbreak Filters, and Web Reputation are all defenses. Malware Scanning protects from threats, so pick the threats.

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