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comptia · CAS-003 · Q425 · multiple_choice · topic_1

Ann, a member of the finance department at a large corporation, has submitted a suspicious email she received to the in…

Ann, a member of the finance department at a large corporation, has submitted a suspicious email she received to the information security team. The team was not expecting an email from Ann, and it contains a PDF file inside a ZIP compressed archive. The information security team is not sure which files were opened. A security team member uses an air-gapped PC to open the ZIP and PDF, and it appears to be a social engineering attempt to deliver an exploit. Which of the following would provide greater insight on the potential impact of this attempted attack?
  • A.Run an antivirus scan on the finance PC.
  • B.Use a protocol analyzer on the air-gapped PC.
  • C.Perform reverse engineering on the document.
  • D.Analyze network logs for unusual traffic.
  • E.Run a baseline analyzer against the user's computer.
Explanation
C is the correct answer. The only way to understand the true impact is to reverse engineer the malware.

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