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CEH Chapter 5 Practice Questions and Answers
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CEH Chapter 5 Practice Questions andAnswers
(p113) You are examining test logs from the day's pen test activities and note the
following entries on a Windows 8 machine:
Which of the following is true regarding the code listing?
A. The team member added a user account.
B. The team member switched his login to that of a different user.
C. The team member changed the password of a user.
D. The team member renamed a user account. - Answer -C
Amanda works as a security administrator for a large organization. She discovers some
remote tools installed on a server and has no record of a change request asking for
them. After some investigation, she discovers an unknown IP address connection that
was able to access the network through a high-level port that was not closed. The IP
address is first traced to a proxy server in Mexico. Further investigation shows the
connection bounced between several proxy servers in many locations. Which of the
following is the most likely proxy tool used by the attacker to cover his tracks?
A. ISA proxy
B. IAS proxy
C. TOR proxy
D. Netcat - Answer -C
(p113) The following HOSTS file was pulled during an incident response:
Which of the following best describes the HOSTS file?
A. A user on the machine attempting to go to check their bank account at mybank.com
will be directed to a Chinese IP address instead.
B. A user on the machine attempting to go to google.com will receive an HTTP return
code of 400.
C. A user on the machine attempting to go to gmail.com will redirect to the local host.
D. Any DNS resolution to IP 220.181.0.16 will be redirected to one of the five sites listed
in round-robin fashion. - Answer -A
Which of the following opens the Computer Management MMC in a Windows command
line?
A. compmgmt.mmc
B. compmgmt.msc
C. compmgmt.exe
D. computermgmt.exe - Answer -B
, Which of the following will extract an executable file from NTFS streaming?
A. c:\> cat file1.txt:hidden.exe > visible.exe
B. c:\> more file1.txt | hidden.exe > visible.exe
C. c:\> type notepad.exe > file1.txt:hidden.exe
D. c:\> list file1.txt$hidden.exe > visible.exe - Answer -A
Which command is used to allow all privileges to the user, read-only to the group, and
read-only for all others to a particular file, on a Linux machine?
A. chmod 411 file1
B. chmod 114 file1
C. chmod 117 file1
D. chmod 711 file1
E. chmod 744 file1 - Answer -D
(p114) Examine the following passwd file:
Which of the following statements are true regarding this passwd file? (Choose all that
apply.)
A. None of the user accounts has passwords assigned.
B. The system makes use of the shadow file.
C. The root account password is root.
D. The root account has a shadowed password.
E. Files created by Alecia will initially be viewable by Jason. - Answer -B, D, E
You are attempting to hack a Windows machine and want to gain a copy of the SAM
file. Where can you find it? (Choose all that apply.)
A. /etc/passwd
B. /etc/shadow
C. c:\windows\system32\config
D. c:\winnt\configE. c:\windows\repair - Answer -C, E
Which of the following statements are true concerning Kerberos? (Choose all that
apply.)
A. Kerberos uses symmetric encryption.
B. Kerberos uses asymmetric encryption.
C. Clients ask for authentication tickets from the KDC in clear text.
D. KDC responses to clients never include a password.
E. Clients decrypt a TGT from the server. - Answer -A, B, C, D
What is the difference between a dictionary attack and a hybrid attack?
A. Dictionary attacks are based solely on word lists, whereas hybrid attacks make use
of both word lists and rainbow tables.
B. Dictionary attacks are based solely on whole word lists, whereas hybrid attacks can
use a variety of letters, numbers, and special characters.
C. Dictionary attacks use predefined word lists, whereas hybrid attacks substitute
numbers and symbols within those words.
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