A technician works for a company that has recently been affected by a virus. The virus entered the network by using port 6000. Port 6000 is used by an application located on a server. The technician h

Updating antivirus applications primarily focuses on detecting and removing malware signatures, not on blocking specific network ports based on an administrator's custom policy.

Installing security patches addresses known vulnerabilities in operating systems or applications but does not provide the mechanism for custom, port-specific traffic blocking across a network.

Software firewalls, such as Windows Firewall with Advanced Security, allow administrators to create specific inbound and outbound rules to permit or deny traffic based on ports, protocols, IP addresses, and applications. By adjusting these settings, the technician can block port 6000 on all machines except the server that legitimately uses it, effectively preventing unauthorized access through that port while maintaining application functionality.

Replacing an antivirus program would not inherently provide the necessary functionality to selectively block a specific port across multiple network devices.