Employees Report Computer System Crashes Within the Same Week

question 24

Multiple Choice

Employees report computer system crashes within the same week. An analyst is investigating one of the computers that crashed and discovers multiple shortcuts in the system's startup folder. It appears that the shortcuts redirect users to malicious URLs. What is the next step the engineer should take to investigate this case?

• A) Remove the shortcut files
• B) Check the audit logs
• C) Identify affected systems
• D) Investigate the malicious URLs

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