A software scanner identifies a region within a binary image having high entropy. What does this MOST likely indicate?

The correct answer is C. Obfuscated code. Obfuscated code is a type of code that is deliberately written or modified to make it difficult to understand or reverse engineer. Obfuscation techniques can include changing variable names, removing comments, adding irrelevant code, or encrypting parts of the code. Obfuscated co

Submitted by fatema_kw· Mar 5, 2026Software Development Security

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AEncryption routines
BRandom number generator
CObfuscated code
DBotnet command and control

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Obfuscated code is a type of code that is deliberately written or modified to make it difficult to understand or reverse engineer. Obfuscation techniques can include changing variable names, removing comments, adding irrelevant code, or encrypting parts of the code. Obfuscated code can have high entropy, which means that it has a high degree of randomness or unpredictability. A software scanner can identify a region within a binary image having high entropy as a possible indication of obfuscated code. Encryption routines, random number generators, and botnet command and control are not necessarily related to obfuscated code, and may not have high

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