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Pat is a network administrator at a large company. A new virus got through the network antivirus software. What should Pat do next to ensure that the virus does not infect any devices or files on the network?

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encrypt the file


quarantine the infected file


use a firewall


install a network connector

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
quarantine the infected file

Isolating/quarantining the infected file (or infected machines) prevents the virus from spreading while you analyze and remove it.