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Question 1

What is a rootkit?

Answer 1

Malware the ingrains itself with the system which in return gains the ability to modify core system files.

Question 2

What is a tricky characteristic of rootkits?

Answer 2

They can be invisible. You won’t be able to spot it based off an executable and because of this, it can also be invisible to traditional anti-virus utilities.

Question 3

What is malware that can reproduce itself with the helps of an unknowing user?

Answer 3

Virus.

Question 4

What is malware that can reproduce itself without needing any outside influence?

Answer 4

Worms.

Question 5

What utility can you use if a computer is infected with Malware and it becomes unable to boot?

Answer 5

Windows Recovery Environment

Question 6

How do you access the Windows Recovery Environment?

Answer 6

Windows 7 - Boot from installation media or select F8

Windows 8/8.1/10 - Boot from installation media or Troubleshoot -> Advanced Options -> Command Prompt

Question 7

What is the best guaranteed way to recover from an infection?

Answer 7

Restore from a known good backup.

Question 8

Where in Windows can you go to create a backup image?

Answer 8

Backup and Restore

Question 9

What are examples of end user education?

Answer 9

1-on-1 training

Posters and signs

Message board posting

Login message

Intranet page

Question 10

What does having a secure dns service offer?

Answer 10

Allows you to monitor users and prevent them from visiting known malicious sites.