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2.2.6
Configure Microsoft Defender
You recognize that the threat of malware is increasing. As such, you would like to use Windows Virus & Threat Protection to protect your computer from malware.
In this lab, your task is to enable and configure Windows Virus & Threat Protection as follows:
1. Add a file exclusion for D:\Graphics\cat.jpg.
2. Add a process exclusion for welcome.scr.
3. Locate the current threat definition version number.
4. Answer Question 1.
5. Check for updates.
6. Answer Question 2.
Perform a quick scan - Correct answer Complete this lab as follows:
1. Access the Virus & threat protection options.
a. Right-click Start; then select Settings.
b. Select Update & Security.
c. From the left pane, select Windows Security.
d. Select Virus & threat protection.
2. Add a file exclusion for D:\Graphics\cat.jpg.
a. Under Virus & threat protection settings, select Manage settings.
b. Scroll down to Exclusions and then select Add or remove exclusions. c. Select Add an exclusion; then select File.
d. From the left pane, browse to and select Data (D:) > Graphics > cat.jpg, and then select Open.
3. Add a process exclusion for welcome.scr.
a. From the Exclusions dialog, select Add an exclusion; then select Process.
b. In the Enter process name field, type welcome.scr; then select Add.
4. Check for protection updates.
a. In the top left, select the back arrow twice to return to the Virus & threat protection page.
b. Scroll down to Virus & threat protection updates and then select Check for updates to
access the Protection updates page.
c. In the top right, select Answer Questions.
d. Answer Question 1.
e. Select Check for updates.
f. Answer Question 2.
5. Perform a quick virus scan.
a. In the top left of the Windows Security dialog, select the back arrow to return to the Virus & threat protection page.
b. Select Quick scan.
c. Wait for the scan to complete.
6. From the Lab Questions dialog, select Score Lab.
2.3.11 Identify Social Engineering
You work as the IT security administrator for a small corporate network in the United States of America. The name of your site is www.corpnet.xyz. The company president has received several questionable emails that he is concerned may be malicious attacks on the company.
He has asked you to determine whether the emails are hazardous and to handle them accordingly.
In this lab, your task is to:
· Read each email and determine whether it is legitimate.
· Delete any emails that are attempts at social engineering.
· Keep emails that are safe. - Correct answer Complete this lab as follows:
From the Inbox of the WebEmail interface, highlight an email.
Read and explore the email and determine whether it is a legitimate email. This includes
using your mouse to hover over suspicious attachments and links.
Take the appropriate action for each email:If the email is an attempt at social engineering, from the menu bar, select Delete.If the email safe, do nothing.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 for each email. The following table list the actions you should take for each email.EmailDiagnosisActionExplanation for ActionMicrosoft Windows Update CenterNew Service PackPhishingDeleteThis email has various spelling errors. The link does not direct you to a Microsoft website.Joe DavisRe: Lunch Today?
Malicious AttachmentDeleteThis email appears to be from a colleague; however, why would he fail to respond to your lunch question and send you a random attachment in return?Executive RecruitingExecutive JobsWhalingDeleteWhaling uses tailored information to attack executives. Clicking the link could install malware that would capture sensitive company information. The link is pointing to a site in Germany (.de). It is suspicious that this organization would recruite executives from the USA.Human ResourcesEthics VideoSafeKeepWhile this email has an embedded link, it is digitally signed, as indicated by the green shield and checkmark. Therefore, you know it actually
comes from your Human Resources department. When you hover over the link, you see
that it is a secure link to the corporate web server.Online Banking DepartmentPayment PendingPhishingDeleteThis is a carefully crafted attempt to get your bank account information. Hover over the link and notice that it does not direct you to your credit union
website, but to an unknown IP address. It is also very unlikely that a bank would delete your account for not verifying your information.Grandma JacklinFW: FW: FW: Virus Attack WarningHoaxDeleteAny email that asks you to forward it to everyone you know is probably a hoax. This email also contains very bad grammar.Emily SmithWeb Site UpdateSpear PhishingDeleteWhile this email appears to come from a colleague, notice that the link points to an executable file from a Russian domain name (.ru). A report file is more likely to have an extension of .pdf. .docx, .xlsx, or .txt. This probably is not a message a real colleague would send. This file will likely infect the computer with malware.Sara GoodwinWow!!Malicious AttachmentDeleteEmails with attachments from unknown people who address you as "Dear Friend" are probably not safe.Grandma JacklinFree Airline TicketsHoaxDeleteAny email that asks you to forward it to everyone you know is probably a hoax, even if the contents promise you a prize. In addition, there
is no way to know how many people the email has been forwarded to. Likewise, it is very unlikely that an airline would give away that many free tickets.Human
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