A technician has successfully removed malware from a PC and finds that when the system is rebooted error messages are displayed about missing and corrupt system files. What utility can the technician use to replace or fix any corrupted system files?

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A technician has successfully removed malware from a PC and finds that when the system is rebooted error messages are displayed about missing and corrupt system files. What utility can the technician use to replace or fix any corrupted system files?

• ASR
• Fixboot
• Fixmbr
• Regedit
• SFC

Explanation: ASR is used to recover the operating system when it is totally corrupt and will not boot. Regedit is a registry editor whereas Fixmbr and Fixboot are command line utilities that can be used to repair corrupt boot records. SFC is used to check the integrity of any system files that may have been corrupted and repair them.

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