What type of rootkit can not survive a reboot and why not?

Memory based and there is no persistent code

Kernel Mode and because there is no user intervention

Persistent and because the firewall flushes the rootkit out

External Mode and because it is located in the BIOS

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Rootkit

Nathan Ross 4 questions

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1A ____ is a set of programs installed on a system to maintain covert access to that system with administrator or root privileges, while hiding evidence of its presence to the greatest extent possible
1. ARootkit
2. BBLANK
2A rootkit can be classified into which of the following characteristics:
1. APersistent
2. BMemory Based
3. CUser Mode
4. DKernel Mode
5. EVirtual Machine based
6. FExternal Mode
7. GAll of the above
8. HDetection
3A rootkit can be classified into ___ this is when the rootkit intercepts calls to APIs and modifies the returned results.
1. AMemory based
2. BUser Mode
3. CKernel Mode
4. DExternal mode
4What type of rootkit can not survive a reboot and why not?
1. AKernel Mode and because there is no user intervention
2. BPersistent and because the firewall flushes the rootkit out
3. CMemory based and there is no persistent code
4. DExternal Mode and because it is located in the BIOS