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EC0-350 · Question #182
June, a security analyst, understands that a polymorphic virus has the ability to mutate and can change its known viral signature and hide from signature-based antivirus programs. Can June use an…
The correct answer is C. No. June can't use an antivirus program since it compares the signatures of executable files to the. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
June, a security analyst, understands that a polymorphic virus has the ability to mutate and can change its known viral signature and hide from signature-based antivirus programs. Can June use an antivirus program in this case and would it be effective against a polymorphic virus?
Options
- AYes. June can use an antivirus program since it compares the parity bit of executable files to the
- BYes. June can use an antivirus program since it compares the signatures of executable files to the
- CNo. June can't use an antivirus program since it compares the signatures of executable files to the
- DNo. June can't use an antivirus program since it compares the size of executable files to the database
How the community answered
(38 responses)- A8% (3)
- B3% (1)
- C79% (30)
- D11% (4)
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