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A user has opened a Web site that automatically starts downloading malicious code onto his computer. What should he do to prevent this? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.

The correct answer is A. Disable ActiveX Controls B. Disable Active Scripting. Drive-by downloads exploit browser plug-in and scripting technologies to execute code automatically; disabling these browser features is the direct preventive control.

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Question

A user has opened a Web site that automatically starts downloading malicious code onto his computer. What should he do to prevent this? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose two.

Options

  • ADisable ActiveX Controls
  • BDisable Active Scripting
  • CImplement File Integrity Auditing
  • DConfigure Security Logs

How the community answered

(19 responses)
  • A
    89% (17)
  • C
    5% (1)
  • D
    5% (1)

Why each option

Drive-by downloads exploit browser plug-in and scripting technologies to execute code automatically; disabling these browser features is the direct preventive control.

ADisable ActiveX ControlsCorrect

ActiveX Controls are browser-hosted executable components that malicious sites can invoke to silently download and run payloads; disabling them removes the execution pathway used in many drive-by download attacks.

BDisable Active ScriptingCorrect

Active Scripting (JavaScript and VBScript) is the mechanism most commonly used by malicious pages to trigger automatic downloads or redirect the browser to exploit code; disabling it stops these scripts from executing at all.

CImplement File Integrity Auditing

File Integrity Auditing detects unauthorized changes to files after they have already occurred and does not block or prevent malicious code from being downloaded to the system in the first place.

DConfigure Security Logs

Configuring Security Logs records security-relevant events for later forensic review but provides no real-time blocking capability to stop malicious code from downloading during an active browser session.

Concept tested: Browser security controls preventing drive-by download attacks

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/developer/browsers/security-privacy/disable-scripting-in-internet-explorer

Topics

#ActiveX controls#active scripting#browser security#malicious code

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