nerdexam
Exams220-1002Questions#13
CompTIA

220-1002 · Question #13

220-1002 Question #13: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B: Zombies. A zombie (also known as a bot) is a computer or workstation that a remote attacker has accessed and set up to forward transmissions (including spam and viruses) to other computers on the internet. A botnet is a number of internet-connected devices, each of which is running one or

Question

A network administrator notifies a technician that the company is experiencing a DDoS attack. Several internal Windows PCs are the source of the traffic. The network administrator gives the technician the Windows computer names and states they be scanned and cleaned immediately. With which of the following types of infections are the PCs MOST likely infected? (Select two.)

Options

  • ASpyware
  • BZombies
  • CVirus
  • DRansomware
  • EWorm
  • FBotnet

Explanation

A zombie (also known as a bot) is a computer or workstation that a remote attacker has accessed and set up to forward transmissions (including spam and viruses) to other computers on the internet. A botnet is a number of internet-connected devices, each of which is running one or more bots. Botnets can be used to perform distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS attack), steal data, send spam, and allows the attacker to access the device and its connection.

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Sign up to join the discussion
Full 220-1002 Practice