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Cyber Quiz Day 43

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Question 1

A workstation suddenly shows fake “infection” pop-ups urging payment, but no files are encrypted. What’s the most likely threat?

  • Crypto ransomware

  • Scareware

  • Worm

  • Rootkit

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Question 2

A threat spreads rapidly across a flat network without users opening files. Which behavior fits best?

  • Worm

  • Virus

  • Trojan

  • Adware

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Question 3

You find an app that looked useful, but once installed it opened a backdoor and exfiltrated browser creds. Classification?

  • Virus

  • Trojan

  • Worm

  • Keylogger

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Question 4

Which control most directly reduces blast radius when ransomware lands on a single endpoint?

  • MFA on VPN

  • Full-disk encryption

  • Network segmentation with least privilege

  • Email banner warnings

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Question 5

An org pays a ransom and receives a decryptor. What is a realistic risk that remains?

  • Encryption keys won’t exist on the attacker side

  • Backups become read-only

  • Antivirus signatures become invalid

  • Data exfiltrated earlier may be extorted/leaked (“double extortion”)

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Question 6

Which sign is a weak indicator of active ransomware compared to others?

  • Mass file extensions changing to random suffixes

  • Ransom note in multiple directories

  • AV/EDR alert spikes + unusual encryption processes

  • Single popup ad in a browser session

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Question 7

A user asks how to “clean a suspicious program” they installed themselves. Which workflow is most appropriate?

  • Delete the suspected EXE and clear recycle bin

  • Run Disk Cleanup and defrag

  • Update definitions → full scan → quarantine → remove → reboot → re-scan

  • Disable firewall temporarily to let tools download faster

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