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312-50V10 · Question #874

You are a penetration tester working to test the user awareness of the employees of the client xyz. You harvested two employees' emails from some public sources and are creating a client- side backdoo

The correct answer is C. Weaponization. This stage coupling exploit with backdoor into deliverable payload Next, attackers can re- engineer some core malware to suit their functions victimization subtle techniques. counting on the requirements and talents of the assaulter, the malware might exploit antecedently unknown

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Question

You are a penetration tester working to test the user awareness of the employees of the client xyz. You harvested two employees' emails from some public sources and are creating a client- side backdoor to send it to the employees via email. Which stage of the cyber kill chain are you at?

Options

  • AReconnaissance
  • BCommand and control
  • CWeaponization
  • DExploitation

How the community answered

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  • A
    2% (1)
  • B
    4% (2)
  • C
    95% (53)

Explanation

This stage coupling exploit with backdoor into deliverable payload Next, attackers can re- engineer some core malware to suit their functions victimization subtle techniques. counting on the requirements and talents of the assaulter, the malware might exploit antecedently unknown vulnerabilities, aka "zero-day" exploits, or some combination of vulnerabilities, to quietly defeat a network's defenses. By reengineering the malware, attackers scale back the probability of detection by ancient security solutions. This method typically involves embedding specially crafted malware into Associate in Nursing otherwise benign or legitimate document, like a press release or contract document, or hosting the malware on a compromised domain.

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#cyber kill chain#weaponization#client-side backdoor#malware creation

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