Question

martas friend brought over an external hard - drive that holds pictures from her time at summer camp. marta is worried it might have malware and isnt sure she should plug the hard - drive in. what can she do to ease her concerns about using the hard - drive? a) verify that her operating system has installed all recent updates. b) change her browser settings to the most restrictive options. c) do a backup of the computer and save it to the cloud. d) run an antivirus scan on the external hard - drive before accessing any files.

Explanation:

To ease concerns about malware on an external hard - drive, running an antivirus scan before accessing files is the most relevant action. Updating the operating system (A) may not detect malware on the external drive. Changing browser settings (B) is not related to external drive security. Backing up the computer (C) does not address malware on the external drive.

Answer:

D. Run an antivirus scan on the external hard drive before accessing any files.