A Technician Performs a Virus Cleaning on a Computer That

question 237

Multiple Choice

A technician performs a virus cleaning on a computer that has been redirecting all browsers to a phishing website. System Restore was turned off before the cleaning. The technician runs the machine through several scanners, and then tests for redirection. A smaller number of sites are still redirecting to the phishing website. The antivirus software correctly blocks the website. Which of the following should the technician do NEXT?

• A) Check the contents of the hosts file
• B) Do a System Restore to a date before the infection
• C) Rerun the antivirus scan with higher sensitivity
• D) Rebuild the OS on the machine

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