Types of Attacks N10-009 Practice Questions (Page 16)

Questions 76–80

1. 76foundation · easy

   What is the primary purpose of a rootkit?

   • ATo capture keystrokes and steal credentials
   • BTo display unwanted advertisements
   • CTo encrypt files and demand a ransom
   • DTo hide malicious activities and maintain privileged access on a system
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2. 77foundation · easy

   An attacker uses a list of commonly used passwords and their variations to attempt to log into a user account. Which type of password attack is this?

   • APass-the-hash attack
   • BKeylogger attack
   • CDictionary attack
   • DBrute-force attack
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4. 78application · easy

   A single attacker uses a script to send a flood of ICMP echo requests to a web server, overwhelming its network interface and causing it to become unresponsive to legitimate users. Which type of attack is this?

   • ADistributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
   • BBotnet
   • CSmurf attack
   • DDenial of Service (DoS)
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5. 79foundation · easy

   What is the key characteristic of impersonation in social engineering?

   • AThe attacker pretends to be someone else to gain the victim's trust
   • BThe attacker uses malware to steal data from the victim's device
   • CThe attacker sends mass emails to random recipients
   • DThe attacker uses technical exploits to gain unauthorized access
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6. 80foundation · easy

   A security analyst discovers an undocumented service running on a server that allows remote command execution without requiring valid credentials. This is an example of which type of attack?

   • AMan-in-the-middle
   • BPhishing
   • CBackdoor
   • DDenial-of-service
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