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SY0-501 · Question #151
A user clicked an email link that led to a website that infected the workstation with a virus. The virus encrypted all the network shares to which the user had access. The virus was not detected or bl
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Submitted by layla.eg· Mar 4, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations
Question
A user clicked an email link that led to a website that infected the workstation with a virus. The virus encrypted all the network shares to which the user had access. The virus was not detected or blocked by the company's email filter, website filter, or antivirus. Which of the following describes what occurred?
Options
- AThe user's account was over-privileged.
- BImproper error handling triggered a false negative in all three controls
- CThe email originated from a private email server with no malware protection
- DThe virus was a zero-day attack
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#zero-day attack#ransomware#over-privilege#security controls bypass