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JK0-018 · Question #789
A security researcher wants to reverse engineer an executable file to determine if it is malicious. The file was found on an underused server and appears to contain a zero-day exploit. Which of the…
The correct answer is C. OS Baseline comparison. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
A security researcher wants to reverse engineer an executable file to determine if it is malicious. The file was found on an underused server and appears to contain a zero-day exploit. Which of the following can the researcher do to determine if the file is malicious in nature?
Options
- ATCP/IP socket design review
- BExecutable code review
- COS Baseline comparison
- DSoftware architecture review
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(27 responses)- A19% (5)
- B4% (1)
- C70% (19)
- D7% (2)
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