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A vulnerability scan is being conducted against a desktop system. The scan is looking for files, versions, and registry values known to be associated with system vulnerabilities. Which of the followin

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Submitted by katya_ua· Mar 4, 2026Security operations

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A vulnerability scan is being conducted against a desktop system. The scan is looking for files, versions, and registry values known to be associated with system vulnerabilities. Which of the following BEST describes the type of scan being performed?

Options

  • ANon-intrusive
  • BAuthenticated
  • CCredentialed
  • DActive

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#vulnerability scanning#credentialed scan#registry analysis#authenticated assessment
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