Question

A company is experiencing an increasing number of systems that are locking upon Windows

startup.

The security analyst clones a machine, enters into safe mode, and discovers a file in the startup process

that runs Wstart.bat.

@echo off

asdhbawdhbasdhbawdhb

start notepad. exe

start notepad. exe

start calculator. exe

start calculator. exe

goto asdhbawdhbasdhbawdhb

Given the file contents and the system's issues, which of the following types of malware is present?

A. Rootkit

B. Logic bomb

C. Worm

D. Virus

Answer 1

Ans: B. Logic bomb

The script activates on startup thus that suggests that it is a logic bomg. None of ther other answer are related to what is happening here in the script: