EC0-350 : ECCouncil Certified Ethical Hacker v8 : Part 01

Last Updated on July 24, 2021 by InfraExam

EC0-350 : ECCouncil Certified Ethical Hacker v8 : Part 01

1. Which of the following is a hardware requirement that either an IDS/IPS system or a proxy server must have in order to properly function?

   • Fast processor to help with network traffic analysis
   • They must be dual-homed
   • Similar RAM requirements
   • Fast network interface cards

2. Which of the following is an application that requires a host application for replication?

   • Micro
   • Worm
   • Trojan
   • Virus

3. A large company intends to use Blackberry for corporate mobile phones and a security analyst is assigned to evaluate the possible threats. The analyst will use the Blackjacking attack method to demonstrate how an attacker could circumvent perimeter defenses and gain access to the corporate network. What tool should the analyst use to perform a Blackjacking attack?

   • Paros Proxy
   • BBProxy
   • BBCrack
   • Blooover

4. Which of the following can the administrator do to verify that a tape backup can be recovered in its entirety?

   • Restore a random file.
   • Perform a full restore.
   • Read the first 512 bytes of the tape.
   • Read the last 512 bytes of the tape.

5. Which of the following describes the characteristics of a Boot Sector Virus?

   • Moves the MBR to another location on the RAM and copies itself to the original location of the MBR
   • Moves the MBR to another location on the hard disk and copies itself to the original location of the MBR
   • Modifies directory table entries so that directory entries point to the virus code instead of the actual program
   • Overwrites the original MBR and only executes the new virus code

6. Which statement is TRUE regarding network firewalls preventing Web Application attacks?

   • Network firewalls can prevent attacks because they can detect malicious HTTP traffic.
   • Network firewalls cannot prevent attacks because ports 80 and 443 must be opened.
   • Network firewalls can prevent attacks if they are properly configured.
   • Network firewalls cannot prevent attacks because they are too complex to configure.

7. Which of the following programs is usually targeted at Microsoft Office products?

   • Polymorphic virus
   • Multipart virus
   • Macro virus
   • Stealth virus

8. Bluetooth uses which digital modulation technique to exchange information between paired devices?

   • PSK (phase-shift keying)
   • FSK (frequency-shift keying)
   • ASK (amplitude-shift keying)
   • QAM (quadrature amplitude modulation)

9. In order to show improvement of security over time, what must be developed?

   • Reports
   • Testing tools
   • Metrics
   • Taxonomy of vulnerabilities

10. Passive reconnaissance involves collecting information through which of the following?

    • Social engineering
    • Network traffic sniffing
    • Man in the middle attacks
    • Publicly accessible sources

11. How can rainbow tables be defeated?

    • Password salting
    • Use of non-dictionary words
    • All uppercase character passwords
    • Lockout accounts under brute force password cracking attempts

12. The following is a sample of output from a penetration tester’s machine targeting a machine with the IP address of 192.168.1.106:

    What is most likely taking place?

    

    • Ping sweep of the 192.168.1.106 network
    • Remote service brute force attempt
    • Port scan of 192.168.1.106
    • Denial of service attack on 192.168.1.106

13. An NMAP scan of a server shows port 25 is open. What risk could this pose?

    • Open printer sharing
    • Web portal data leak
    • Clear text authentication
    • Active mail relay

14. A penetration tester is conducting a port scan on a specific host. The tester found several ports opened that were confusing in concluding the Operating System (OS) version installed. Considering the NMAP result below, which of the following is likely to be installed on the target machine by the OS?

    Starting NMAP 5.21 at 2011-03-15 11:06
    NMAP scan report for 172.16.40.65
    Host is up (1.00s latency).
    Not shown: 993 closed ports
    PORT STATE SERVICE
    21/tcp open ftp
    23/tcp open telnet
    80/tcp open http
    139/tcp open netbios-ssn
    515/tcp open
    631/tcp open ipp
    9100/tcp open
    MAC Address: 00:00:48:0D:EE:89

    • The host is likely a Windows machine.
    • The host is likely a Linux machine.
    • The host is likely a router.
    • The host is likely a printer.

15. What type of OS fingerprinting technique sends specially crafted packets to the remote OS and analyzes the received response?

    • Passive
    • Reflective
    • Active
    • Distributive

16. Which of the following lists are valid data-gathering activities associated with a risk assessment?

    • Threat identification, vulnerability identification, control analysis
    • Threat identification, response identification, mitigation identification
    • Attack profile, defense profile, loss profile
    • System profile, vulnerability identification, security determination

17. A penetration tester is hired to do a risk assessment of a company’s DMZ. The rules of engagement states that the penetration test be done from an external IP address with no prior knowledge of the internal IT systems. What kind of test is being performed?

    • white box
    • grey box
    • red box
    • black box

18. Which of the following is a detective control?

    • Smart card authentication
    • Security policy
    • Audit trail
    • Continuity of operations plan

19. Which of the following is a component of a risk assessment?

    • Physical security
    • Administrative safeguards
    • DMZ
    • Logical interface

20. When utilizing technical assessment methods to assess the security posture of a network, which of the following techniques would be most effective in determining whether end-user security training would be beneficial?

    • Vulnerability scanning
    • Social engineering
    • Application security testing
    • Network sniffing