Malware · Question 7 of 12

What characterizes fileless malware?

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  • D It runs in memory without its own file on disk

Explanation

Fileless malware uses existing tools such as PowerShell and loads code directly into memory. File-based antivirus hardly finds it. Behavior-based detection by EDR matters more here.

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