CEH final
What mode must be configured to allow an NIC to capture all traffic on the wire?
Promiscuous mode
What are worms typically known for?
Rapid replication
A remote access Trojan would be used to do all of the following except.
Sniff traffic
Phishing can be mitigated through the use of .
Spam filtering. Education
Which network device can block sniffing to a single network collision domain, create VLANs, and make use of SPAN ports and port mirroring?
Switch
Which of the following is not a Trojan
TCP TROJAN
A security camera picks up someone who doesn't work at the company following closely behind an employee while they enter the building. What type of attack is taking place?
Tailgating
Tiffany is analyzing a capture from a client's network. She is particularly interested in NetBIOS traffic. What port does Tiffany filter for?
139
What is a vulnerability scan designed to provide to those executing it?
A way to reveal vulnerabilities
Which of the following is used to set permissions on content in a website?
ACL
What technique funnels all traffic back to a single client, allowing sniffing from all connected hosts?
ARP poisoning
A covert channel or backdoor may be detected using all of the following except.
An SDK
The Wayback Machine would be useful in viewing what type of information relating to a web application?
Archived versions of websites
Wireless access points function as a.
Bridge
How is a brute‐force attack performed?
By trying all possible combinations of characters
Which of the following best describes a web application?
Code designed to be run on the server
On a switch, each switch-port represents a.
Collision domain
What is used to store session information?
Cookie
Groups and individuals who may hack a web server or web application based on principle or personal beliefs are known as.
Hacktivists
What device will neither limit the flow of traffic nor have an impact on the effectiveness of sniffing?
Hub
Jason notices that he is receiving mail, phone calls, and other requests for information. He has also noticed some problems with his credit checks such as bad debts and loans he did not participate in. What type of attack did Jason become a victim of?
Identity theft
Jason receives notices that he has unauthorized charges on his credit card account. What type of attack is Jason a victim of?
Identity theft
Which of the following can prevent bad input from being presented to an application through a form?
Input validation
In social engineering, a proxy is used to.
Keep an attacker's origin hidden
When talking to a victim, using can make an attack easier.
Keywords
What could be used to monitor application errors and violations on a web server or application?
Logs
Social engineering is designed to .
Manipulate human behavior
Which mechanism can be used to influence a targeted individual?
Means of dress or appearance
An attacker can use which technique to influence a victim?
Name-dropping
Which of the following is an example of a server‐side scripting language?
PHP
Human beings tend to follow set patterns and behaviors known as.
Habits
Which of the following is capable of port redirection?
Netcat
Social engineering preys on many weaknesses, including .
People. Human nature. Physical.
Wireshark requires a network card to be able to enter which mode to sniff all network traffic?
Promiscuous mode
Which of the following is an attribute used to secure a cookie?
Secure. HttpOnly. Domain.
Which attack can be used to take over a previous session?
Session hijacking
Which is/are a characteristic of a virus?
A virus is malware. A virus replicates with user interaction.
An overt channel is.
An obvious method of using a system
What is not a benefit of hardware keyloggers?
Difficult to install
A virus does not do which of the following?
Display pop-ups
What may be helpful in protecting the content on a web server from being viewed by unauthorized personnel?
Encryption
Which of the following prevents ARP poisoning?
IP DHCP Snooping
A sparse infector virus.
Infects files selectively
Social engineering can be used to carry out email campaigns known as.
Phishing
Jennifer is a system administrator who is researching a technology that will secure network traffic from potential sniffing by unauthorized machines. Jennifer is not concerned with the future impact on legitimate troubleshooting. What technology can Jennifer implement?
SSH
A POODLE attack targets what exactly?
SSL
A logic bomb is activated by which of the following?
Time and date. Actions. Events.
What is a covert channel?
A backdoor
A logic bomb has how many parts, typically?
Two
JavaScript is;
a client‐side scripting language.
A common attack against web servers and web applications is.
Buffer overflow
What common tool can be used for launching an ARP poisoning attack?
Cain & Abel
Which of the following is used to access content outside the root of a website?
Directory traversal
Phishing takes place using.
A polymorphic virus
Evades detection through rewriting itself
Bob is attempting to sniff a wired network in his first pen test contract. He sees only traffic from the segment he is connected to. What can Bob do to gather all switch traffic?
MAC flooding
A Trojan can include which of the following?
RAT
Which command would retrieve banner information from a website at port 80?
nc 192.168.10.27 80
What command is used to listen to open ports with netstat?
netstat -an
What is the generic syntax of a Wireshark filter?
protocol.field operator value
Jennifer is using tcpdump to capture traffic on her network. She would like to review a capture log gathered previously. What command can Jennifer use?
tcpdump -r capture.log
Which command launches a CLI version of Wireshark?
tshark editcap
Which of the following is/are true of a worm?
A worm is malware. A worm replicates on its own.
The command-line equivalent of WinDump is known as what?
Tcpdump
Banner grab can be used to:
identify a web server.
What is the command to retrieve header information from a web server using Telnet?
telnet <website name> 80
MAC spoofing applies a legitimate MAC address to an unauthenticated host, which allows the attacker to pose as a valid user. Based on your understanding of ARP, what would indicate a bogus client?
A reverse ARP request maps to two hosts.
Janet receives an email enticing her to click a link. But when she clicks this link she is taken to a website for her bank, asking her to reset her account info. However, Janet noticed that the bank is not hers and the website is not for her bank. What type of attack is this?
Phishing
Jennifer receives an email claiming that her bank account information has been lost and that she needs to click a link to update the bank's database. However, she doesn't recognize the bank, because it is not one she does business with. What type of attack is she being presented with?
Phishing
Training and education of end users can be used to prevent.
Phishing Tailgating/piggybacking
Which Wireshark filter displays only traffic from 192.168.1.1?
ip.addr == 192.168.1.1
Jennifer is using tcpdump to capture traffic on her network. She would like to save the capture for later review. What command can Jennifer use?
tcpdump -w capture.log
A Trojan relies on to be activated.
Social engineering
Social engineering can use all the following except .
Viruses
Which utility will tell you in real time which ports are listening or in another state?
TCPView
Social engineering can be thwarted using what kinds of controls?
Technical. Administrative. Physical.
In the field of IT security, the concept of defense in depth is layering more than one control on another. Why would this be helpful in the defense of a system of session‐hijacking?
To provide better protection
What is the best option for thwarting social-engineering attacks?
Training
Which statement(s) defines malware most accurately?
Trojans are malware. Malware covers all malicious software.