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SY0-701 · Question #173

A security analyst receives alerts about an internal system sending a large amount of unusual DNS queries to systems on the internet over short periods of time during non-business hours. Which of the

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Submitted by lukas.cz· Mar 6, 2026Threats, vulnerabilities, and mitigations

Question

A security analyst receives alerts about an internal system sending a large amount of unusual DNS queries to systems on the internet over short periods of time during non-business hours. Which of the following is most likely occurring?

Options

  • AA worm is propagating across the network.
  • BData is being exfiltrated.
  • CA logic bomb is deleting data.
  • DRansomware is encrypting files.

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