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QUESTION: 91

In the context of password security: a simple dictionary attack involves loading a dictionary file (a text file full of dictionary words) into a cracking application such as L0phtCrack or John the Ripper, and running it against user accounts located by the application. The larger the word and word fragment selection, the more effective the dictionary attack is. The brute force method is the most inclusive - though slow. Usually, it tries every possible letter and number combination in its automated exploration. If you would use both brute force and dictionary combined together to have variations of words, what would you call such an attack?

Full Blown Attack
Thorough Attack
Hybrid Attack
BruteDict Attack

Answer(s): C

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QUESTION: 92

You receive an e-mail with the following text message. "Microsoft and HP today warned all customers that a new, highly dangerous virus has been discovered which will erase all your files at midnight. If there's a file called hidserv.exe on your computer, you have been infected and your computer is now running a hidden server that allows hackers to access your computer. Delete the file immediately. Please also pass this message to all your friends and colleagues as soon as possible." You launch your antivirus software and scan the suspicious looking file hidserv.exe located in c:\windows directory and the AV comes out clean meaning the file is not infected. You view the file signature and confirm that it is a legitimate Windows system file "Human Interface Device Service".
What category of virus is this?

Virus hoax
Spooky Virus
Stealth Virus
Polymorphic Virus

Answer(s): A

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QUESTION: 93

Choose one of the following pseudo codes to describe this statement:
"If we have written 200 characters to the buffer variable, the stack should stop because it cannot hold any more data."

If (I > 200) then exit (1)
If (I < 200) then exit (1)
If (I <= 200) then exit (1)
If (I >= 200) then exit (1)

Answer(s): D

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QUESTION: 94

One of the effective DoS/DDoS countermeasures is 'Throttling'.
Which statement correctly defines this term?

Set up routers that access a server with logic to adjust incoming traffic to levels that will be safe for the server to process
Providers can increase the bandwidth on critical connections to prevent them from going down in the event of an attack
Replicating servers that can provide additional failsafe protection
Load balance each server in a multiple-server architecture

Answer(s): A

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QUESTION: 95

Attackers footprint target Websites using Google Hacking techniques. Google hacking is a term that refers to the art of creating complex search engine queries. It detects websites that are vulnerable to numerous exploits and vulnerabilities. Google operators are used to locate specific strings of text within the search results. The configuration file contains both a username and a password for an SQL database. Most sites with forums run a PHP message base. This file gives you the keys to that forum, including FULL ADMIN access to the database. WordPress uses config.php that stores the database Username and Password.
Which of the below Google search string brings up sites with "config.php" files?

Search:index config/php
Wordpress:index config.php
intitle:index.of config.php
Config.php:index list

Answer(s): C

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