Ethical Hacking Exam 1 (1-5) questions with precise detailed answers

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Ethical Hacking Exam 1 (1-5) questions with precise detailed
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What is the main purpose of malware? - ✔✔Financial gain or destruction
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A computer _________ relies on a host to propagate throughout a network. - ✔✔Virus
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An exploit that attacks computer systems by inserting executable code in areas of memory
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because of poorly written code is called which of the following? - ✔✔Buffer overflow
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Which of the following exploits might hide jit's destructive payload in a legitimate
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application or game? - ✔✔Trojan program || || || || ||




Antivirus software should be updated annually. True or False? - ✔✔FALSE
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Which of the following doesn't attach itself to a host but can replicate itself? - ✔✔Worm
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Which of the following is an example of a macro programming language? - ✔✔Visual Basic
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for Applications
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One purpose of adware is to determine users' purchasing habits True or False? - ✔✔TRUE
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List three types of malware. - ✔✔Virus, Worm, Trojan
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A software or hardware component that records each keystroke a user enters is called which
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of the following? - ✔✔Keylogger
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List three worms or viruses that use email as a form of attack. - ✔✔CryptoLocker,
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Carbanak, Waledac ||




The Ping of Death is an exploit that sends multiple ICMP packets to a host faster than the
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host can handle. True or False? - ✔✔TRUE
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What type of network attack relies on multiple servers participating in an attack on one
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host system? - ✔✔Distributed denial-of-service attack
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What component can be used to reduce the risk of a trojan program or rootkit sending
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information from an attacked computer to a remote host? - ✔✔Firewall || || || || || || || || || ||




To reduce the risk of a virus attack on a network, you should do which of the following? -
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✔✔Use antivirus software. || || ||




Educate users about opening attachments from suspicious emails.
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Keep virus signature files current.
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-> All of the Above
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The base-64 numbering system uses ________ bits to represent a character. - ✔✔6
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An exploit that leaves an attacker with another way to compromise a network later is called
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which of the following? (Choose all that apply.) - ✔✔Backdoor
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Rootkit



Which of the following is a good place to begin your search for vulnerabilities in Microsoft
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products? - ✔✔Microsoft security bulletins || || || ||

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An exploit discovered for one OS might also be effective on another OS. True or False? -
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✔✔TRUE



What are keyloggers? - ✔✔Software used to capture keystrokes on a computer.
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How does a virus work? - ✔✔Attaches itself to a file or other program.
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Why use a virus? - ✔✔You can use them for Phishing or Ransomware
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How does a worm work? - ✔✔Replicates and propagates without a host.
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Why use a worm? - ✔✔Doesn't need a host and can possibly infect every computer in the
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world in a short period of time.
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How does a Trojan work? - ✔✔Can disguise itself as a useful program and can install
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backdoors or rootkits. || ||




Why use a Trojan? - ✔✔Has the ability to disguise itself and can install backdoors.
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What is a good protection against Trojans? - ✔✔A good software or hardware firewall.
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What is a Macro virus? - ✔✔A virus that's encoded as a macro in programs that support a
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Why use a Macro virus? - ✔✔Easily created by non-programmers
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