To see what a suspicious attachment really does, an analyst runs it inside a virtual machine that is cut off from the office network and watches the files, registry changes and connections it makes. Why must the machine be isolated?
Pour voir ce que fait réellement une pièce jointe suspecte, un analyste l'exécute dans une machine virtuelle coupée du réseau du bureau et observe les fichiers, les modifications du registre et les connexions qu'elle crée. Pourquoi la machine doit-elle être isolée ?
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AVirtual machines run much faster when kept offlineLes machines virtuelles vont beaucoup plus vite hors ligne
BTo stop the licence expiringPour empêcher la licence d'expirer
CSo the malware cannot spread or reach real systemsPour que le logiciel malveillant ne puisse ni se propager ni atteindre de vrais systèmes
DBecause malware only runs without a networkParce que les logiciels malveillants ne s'exécutent que sans réseau
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