Which of the following should the analyst use to confirm this suspicion?

A forensics analyst suspects that a breach has occurred. Security logs show the company’s OS patch system may be compromised, and it is serving patches that contain a zero-day exploit and backdoor. The analyst extracts an executable file from a packet capture of communication between a client computer and the patch server. Which of the following should the analyst use to confirm this suspicion?
A. File size
B. Digital signature
C. Checksums
D. Anti-malware software
E. Sandboxing

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8 thoughts on “Which of the following should the analyst use to confirm this suspicion?

  1. Question: How to confirm that the file contains a zero-day exploit and backdoor?
    Answer e) Sandboxing
    a) Incorrect. Filesize does not guarantee the origin of the file.
    b) incorrect. If the file has been manipulated, it won’t be signed, true. All patch executables are signed (For this reason. You should never install unsigned patches) however this does not tell you whether the file contains a zero-day exploit and back door, which is what the question asks.
    c) incorrect You can check whether the file matches the one on the download site, however it does not give you the content of the file.
    d) incorrect. Whilst a good idea, it will not pick up a zero-day exploit (As per the definition of zero-day)
    e) Correct. Your task is to identify if the file contains a zero-day exploit and back door. Sandboxing allows you to trigger the file (and this any exploits) in a safe environment and identify any malicious behaviour.

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