Which security system is designed to detect and alert on suspicious network activity that may indicate a malware infection?

Intrusion detection system (IDS)

A user's computer is infected with a virus that keeps reappearing after the technician runs a standard antivirus scan and removes the detected files. The technician suspects the virus is hiding in system restore points. What should the technician do next?

Restore the system to an earlier restore point

Update the antivirus definitions and rescan

Disable System Restore and delete all restore points

What is a secure practice when receiving an unexpected email with an attachment from an unknown sender?

Delete the email without opening the attachment

Reply to the sender to verify the attachment

Forward the email to colleagues to check

Open the attachment to see what it contains

Which method is a manual technique for removing malware that involves stopping malicious processes and deleting associated files?

Enabling Windows Defender Firewall

Using Task Manager to end processes and deleting registry entries

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Domain 2Objective 2

Malware Prevention 220-1202 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Part of the Security domain, which accounts for 28% of the 220-1202 exam. CompTIA does not publish an official question count, but from its 90-minute exam (~35–60 total, ~10–17 in this domain), expect 5–9 from this objective — we provide 33 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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1foundation · easy
Which security system is designed to detect and alert on suspicious network activity that may indicate a malware infection?
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2application · medium
A user's computer is infected with a virus that keeps reappearing after the technician runs a standard antivirus scan and removes the detected files. The technician suspects the virus is hiding in system restore points. What should the technician do next?
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Which network security device is designed to filter incoming and outgoing traffic based on predetermined security rules?
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4foundation · easy
What is a secure practice when receiving an unexpected email with an attachment from an unknown sender?
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5foundation · easy
Which method is a manual technique for removing malware that involves stopping malicious processes and deleting associated files?
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