While inspecting a recently compromised Linux system, the administrator identified a number of processes that should not have been running: Which of the following commands should the administrator…

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Options

• Apkill -9 -f "upload*.sh"
• Bkill -9 "upload*.sh"
• Ckillall -9 "upload*.sh"
• Dskill -9 "upload*.sh"

• A
  84% (43)
• B
  10% (5)
• C
  4% (2)
• D
  2% (1)

Explanation

The pkill -9 -f "upload*.sh" command will terminate all of the identified processes. This command will send a SIGKILL signal (-9) to all processes whose full command line matches the pattern "upload*.sh" (-f). This signal will force the processes to terminate immediately without giving them a chance to clean up or save their state. The kill -9 "upload*.sh" command is invalid, as kill requires a process ID (PID), not a pattern. The killall -9 "upload*.sh" command is incorrect, as killall requires an exact process name, not a The skill -9 "upload*.sh" command is incorrect, as skill requires a username or a session ID (SID),

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