A security analyst recently joined the team and is trying to determine which scripting language is being used in a production script to determine if it is malicious. Given the following script…

The correct answer is A. PowerShell. The syntax in the given script, such as cmdlet names starting with "Get-", "Add-", "Set-", and the use of the pipeline "|", is characteristic of PowerShell scripting. Moreover, the use of Active Directory cmdlets like "Get-ADUser," "Add-ADGroupMember," and "Set-ADUser"…

Submitted by chen.hong· Mar 6, 2026Security operations

Question

A security analyst recently joined the team and is trying to determine which scripting language is being used in a production script to determine if it is malicious. Given the following script:

Which of the following scripting languages was used in the script?

Exhibit

Options

APowerShell
BRuby
CPython
DShell script

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A
89% (17)
C
5% (1)
D
5% (1)

Explanation

The syntax in the given script, such as cmdlet names starting with "Get-", "Add-", "Set-", and the use of the pipeline "|", is characteristic of PowerShell scripting. Moreover, the use of Active Directory cmdlets like "Get-ADUser," "Add-ADGroupMember," and "Set-ADUser" indicates that this script is designed to interact with Active Directory, which aligns with PowerShell's primary use case in managing Windows environments and Active Directory services.

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#Script analysis#PowerShell#Malicious scripts#Static analysis

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