MIS 379 Test 2 || Errorless Answers 100%.
www.whitehouse.com is a famous example of: correct answers D. Typo squatting
While performing a port scan of your organization, you discover an Ubuntu-based system with
TCP port 65123 open on it. When you connect to the port using Telnet, all you see if a promt that
looks like ##. You try typing a few commands and notice that you are able to do almost anything
on the system, including displaying the contents of /etc/shadow. What did you just discover on
this Ubuntu-based system? correct answers D. Backdoor
What is a piece of code that relies upon another file for replication on a system? correct answers
B. Virus
Your antivirus solution has detected malware on one of your computers. The AV program tells
you the malware is located in a certain directory, but when you go to remove the malware, you
discover that the directory does not exist. This is most likely an example of: correct answers D.
An armored virus
You boot your computer on April 1st and a large pop-up appears that reads "Ha Ha Ha" with the
Joker's face underneath it. When the pop-up disappears, all the icons are missing from your
desktop. What type of malware was your computer infected with? correct answers B. Logic
bomb
Your friend recommended a free software package that helps organizes your playlists. You've
tried it and it is great-except for the fact that you have to wait 30 seconds every time it starts for a
product video to finish before you can use it. correct answers B. Adware
When examining a packet capture from your network, you notice a large number of packets with
the URG, PUSH, and FIN flags set. What type of traffic are you seeing in that packet capture?
correct answers C. Xmas attack
, If an attacker is able to insert himself into an encrypted conversation between you and a secure
web server, he has successfully executed what type of attack? correct answers D. Man-in-the-
middle attack
Your entire office is passing around a PowerPoint presentation of dancing and singing hamsters.
Everyone thinks it's great until the next morning when everyone's hard drives appear to have
been erased. The dancing hamster file is an example of a: correct answers B. Trojan
Your friend's computer is showing a pop-up that reads "WARNING! Your computer has been
used in illegal activities and has been locked by the authorities. To access your computer you
must pay a fine to..." Nothing your friend does will get rid of the pop-up and they can't use their
computer. What has your friend's computer been infected with? correct answers A. Ransomware
The Smurf attack is an example of what kind of attack? correct answers A. DDoS
Your organization is infected with a piece of malware that you just can't seem to get rid of. It sees
like every time a system is cleaned and you update all the antivirus definitions within your
organization, another system shows signs of the infection. What type of malware might you be
facing in this example? correct answers A. Polymorphic malware
What type of network attack uses repetition or delay of valid data transmissions? correct answers
D. Replay attack
Everyone in your organization's sales department received an e-mail stating they were going to
receive an award as the salesperson. At the end of the e-mail was a link that would allow them to
enter the name they wanted to be placed on the award they would receive. The e-mail turned out
to be a fake, and clicking the link infected the user's computer with malware. What type of
activity is this? correct answers A. Spear phising
You've noticed some strange behavior today on your organization's system. This morning things
were working fine, but now when you enter the URL for your company's main web page, you get
a web page written in a foreign language. Which of the following attacks is occurring at your
organization? correct answers C. DNS posioning
www.whitehouse.com is a famous example of: correct answers D. Typo squatting
While performing a port scan of your organization, you discover an Ubuntu-based system with
TCP port 65123 open on it. When you connect to the port using Telnet, all you see if a promt that
looks like ##. You try typing a few commands and notice that you are able to do almost anything
on the system, including displaying the contents of /etc/shadow. What did you just discover on
this Ubuntu-based system? correct answers D. Backdoor
What is a piece of code that relies upon another file for replication on a system? correct answers
B. Virus
Your antivirus solution has detected malware on one of your computers. The AV program tells
you the malware is located in a certain directory, but when you go to remove the malware, you
discover that the directory does not exist. This is most likely an example of: correct answers D.
An armored virus
You boot your computer on April 1st and a large pop-up appears that reads "Ha Ha Ha" with the
Joker's face underneath it. When the pop-up disappears, all the icons are missing from your
desktop. What type of malware was your computer infected with? correct answers B. Logic
bomb
Your friend recommended a free software package that helps organizes your playlists. You've
tried it and it is great-except for the fact that you have to wait 30 seconds every time it starts for a
product video to finish before you can use it. correct answers B. Adware
When examining a packet capture from your network, you notice a large number of packets with
the URG, PUSH, and FIN flags set. What type of traffic are you seeing in that packet capture?
correct answers C. Xmas attack
, If an attacker is able to insert himself into an encrypted conversation between you and a secure
web server, he has successfully executed what type of attack? correct answers D. Man-in-the-
middle attack
Your entire office is passing around a PowerPoint presentation of dancing and singing hamsters.
Everyone thinks it's great until the next morning when everyone's hard drives appear to have
been erased. The dancing hamster file is an example of a: correct answers B. Trojan
Your friend's computer is showing a pop-up that reads "WARNING! Your computer has been
used in illegal activities and has been locked by the authorities. To access your computer you
must pay a fine to..." Nothing your friend does will get rid of the pop-up and they can't use their
computer. What has your friend's computer been infected with? correct answers A. Ransomware
The Smurf attack is an example of what kind of attack? correct answers A. DDoS
Your organization is infected with a piece of malware that you just can't seem to get rid of. It sees
like every time a system is cleaned and you update all the antivirus definitions within your
organization, another system shows signs of the infection. What type of malware might you be
facing in this example? correct answers A. Polymorphic malware
What type of network attack uses repetition or delay of valid data transmissions? correct answers
D. Replay attack
Everyone in your organization's sales department received an e-mail stating they were going to
receive an award as the salesperson. At the end of the e-mail was a link that would allow them to
enter the name they wanted to be placed on the award they would receive. The e-mail turned out
to be a fake, and clicking the link infected the user's computer with malware. What type of
activity is this? correct answers A. Spear phising
You've noticed some strange behavior today on your organization's system. This morning things
were working fine, but now when you enter the URL for your company's main web page, you get
a web page written in a foreign language. Which of the following attacks is occurring at your
organization? correct answers C. DNS posioning
