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CS0-003 · Question #620
A SOC analyst is reviewing the weekly EDR report. The report shows that the same application was blocked once every 24 hours. Which of the following tools should the analyst use to further investigate
The correct answer is C. Task Scheduler. A recurring block every 24 hours points to a scheduled task launching the application. Examining Task Scheduler will reveal and allow you to inspect or disable the offending job.
Submitted by yuki_2020· Mar 6, 2026Security operations
Question
A SOC analyst is reviewing the weekly EDR report. The report shows that the same application was blocked once every 24 hours. Which of the following tools should the analyst use to further investigate the incident?
Options
- ARegistry Editor
- Bservices.msc
- CTask Scheduler
- DMSConfig
How the community answered
(48 responses)- A6% (3)
- B2% (1)
- C88% (42)
- D4% (2)
Explanation
A recurring block every 24 hours points to a scheduled task launching the application. Examining Task Scheduler will reveal and allow you to inspect or disable the offending job.
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#scheduled tasks#endpoint monitoring#Windows tools
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