What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes a worm from a virus?

A worm attaches itself to executable files

A worm can spread without human action or a host file

A worm requires user interaction to activate

A worm only affects the boot sector of a drive

An organization wants to minimize the impact of malware infections on employee computers. They have a limited IT budget and cannot afford advanced endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools. Which combination of antivirus features and practices should they implement?

Require employees to manually update antivirus definitions each week.

Disable real-time scanning to save resources and rely only on scheduled scans.

Use only free antivirus software without any configuration.

Enable real-time scanning, schedule weekly scans, and enforce automatic updates.

A user notices that their web browser's homepage has changed without their permission and they see many pop-up ads. Which malware symptom is this?

Unauthorized changes to system settings

A user frequently downloads files from the internet and wants to minimize the risk of malware. They already have antivirus software with real-time scanning enabled. What additional practice should they adopt?

Only download files from trusted and official sources

Increase the frequency of scheduled scans

Use a different browser for all downloads

Disable real-time scanning to speed up downloads

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Malware and Antivirus CSCU Practice Questions (Page 5)

Part of the Malware and Internet Security domain, which makes up ~17% of our current practice bank. EC-Council does not publish an official question count, but from its 120-minute exam (~50–80 total, ~9–14 in this domain), expect 5–7 from this objective — we provide 43 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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21application · medium
A user reports that their computer frequently crashes and shows a blue screen. They also notice that files have been renamed with a .encrypted extension. What is the most likely cause?
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22foundation · easy
What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes a worm from a virus?
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23expert · hard
An organization wants to minimize the impact of malware infections on employee computers. They have a limited IT budget and cannot afford advanced endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools. Which combination of antivirus features and practices should they implement?
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24foundation · easy
A user notices that their web browser's homepage has changed without their permission and they see many pop-up ads. Which malware symptom is this?
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25expert · medium
A user frequently downloads files from the internet and wants to minimize the risk of malware. They already have antivirus software with real-time scanning enabled. What additional practice should they adopt?
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