A security researcher wants to reverse engineer an executable file to determine if it is malicious. The file was found on an underused server and appears to contain a zero-day exploit. Which of the following can the researcher do to determine if the file is malicious in nature?

A. TCP/IP socket design review
B. Executable code review
C. OS Baseline comparison
D. Software architecture review


Answer: C. OS Baseline comparison

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