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Question
An ethical hacker is scanning a target network. They initiate a TCP connection by sending an SYN packet to a target machine and receiving a SYN/ACK packet in response. But instead of completing the three-way handshake with an ACK packet, they send an RST packet. What kind of scan is the ethical hacker likely performing and what is their goal?
Options
- AThey are performing an SYN scan to stealthily identify open ports without fully establishing a
- BThey are performing a network scan to identify live hosts and their IP addresses.
- CThey are performing a TCP connect scan to identify open ports on the target machine.
- DThey are performing a vulnerability scan to identify any weaknesses in the target system.
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