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312-50V12 · Question #304

Jack, a professional hacker, targets an organization and performs vulnerability scanning on the target web server to identify any possible weaknesses, vulnerabilities, and misconfigurations. In this…

The correct answer is C. Netsparker. Jack employs an automated tool to perform vulnerability scanning on a web server, identifying weaknesses and misconfigurations. Netsparker is the appropriate tool for this task.

Submitted by tarun92· Mar 4, 2026Web Application Hacking

Question

Jack, a professional hacker, targets an organization and performs vulnerability scanning on the target web server to identify any possible weaknesses, vulnerabilities, and misconfigurations. In this process, Jack uses an automated tool that eases his work and performs vulnerability scanning to find hosts, services, and other vulnerabilities in the target server. Which of the following tools is used by Jack to perform vulnerability scanning?

Options

  • AInfoga
  • BNCollector Studio
  • CNetsparker
  • DWebCopier Pro

How the community answered

(50 responses)
  • A
    6% (3)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    90% (45)
  • D
    2% (1)

Why each option

Jack employs an automated tool to perform vulnerability scanning on a web server, identifying weaknesses and misconfigurations. Netsparker is the appropriate tool for this task.

AInfoga

Infoga is an open-source intelligence (OSINT) tool primarily used for gathering email addresses from public sources, not for performing web server vulnerability scanning.

BNCollector Studio

NCollector Studio is a website mirroring and downloading tool used to copy websites for offline viewing, which does not involve identifying security vulnerabilities.

CNetsparkerCorrect

Netsparker is an automated web application security scanner specifically designed to identify a wide range of vulnerabilities, such as SQL Injection and Cross-site Scripting (XSS), within web applications and services. It actively crawls and scans target web servers, making it suitable for finding weaknesses and misconfigurations as described in the scenario.

DWebCopier Pro

WebCopier Pro is a website downloader tool that enables users to download entire websites for offline browsing, rather than scanning them for security weaknesses.

Concept tested: Automated Web Vulnerability Scanning Tools

Source: https://www.netsparker.com/

Topics

#vulnerability scanning#web security tools#Netsparker#web server security

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