Question

List five types of system information that can be obtained from the Windows Task Manager. How can you use this information to confirm the presence of malware on a system

Answer 1

Part A;

Five types of system information that can be obtained from the Windows Task Manager includes;

1) The processes taking place

2) The performance of the system components, including the, CPU, Memory, Disk, Wi-Fi, GPU, and a live summary of the metrics of the computer

3) The App history

4) The list of startup

5) The current users of the computer

Part B;

By going through list of active processes on the Windows Task Manager, a malware can be detected as a rogue or unidentified process that may be running on the background. The name of a process may seem legit, but however, the process is not supposed to be running, such as a program which is not running or installed on the system but the process is seen running on the Windows Task Manager, that is a sign of a malware on the system

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