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Which evasion method involves performing actions slower than normal to prevent detection?

The correct answer is A. timing attack. The evasion method that involves performing actions slower than normal to prevent detection is a timing attack, specifically referring to 'low and slow' techniques.

Submitted by salim_om· Mar 6, 2026Network Intrusion Analysis

Question

Which evasion method involves performing actions slower than normal to prevent detection?

Options

  • Atiming attack
  • Btraffic fragmentation
  • Cresource exhaustion
  • Dtunneling

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    94% (29)
  • B
    3% (1)
  • C
    3% (1)

Why each option

The evasion method that involves performing actions slower than normal to prevent detection is a timing attack, specifically referring to 'low and slow' techniques.

Atiming attackCorrect

A timing attack, in the context of evasion, involves slowing down actions or spreading them over a longer period to avoid triggering rate-based detection mechanisms or to appear as benign, normal network activity.

Btraffic fragmentation

Traffic fragmentation involves breaking packets into smaller pieces to bypass detection, not necessarily slowing down the overall action.

Cresource exhaustion

Resource exhaustion is a type of denial-of-service attack that aims to consume system resources, not an evasion method characterized by slow actions.

Dtunneling

Tunneling encapsulates one protocol inside another to bypass firewalls or hide traffic, not an evasion method based on timing.

Concept tested: Evasion techniques - timing attacks

Topics

#Evasion techniques#Timing attack#Intrusion detection bypass

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