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312-50V12 · Question #43
Jack, a disgruntled ex-employee of Incalsol Ltd., decided to inject fileless malware into Incalsol's systems. To deliver the malware, he used the current employees' email IDs to send fraudulent…
The correct answer is D. Phishing. Attackers commonly use social engineering techniques such as phishing to spread fileless malware to the target systems. They send spam emails embedded with malicious links to the victim. When the victim clicks on the link, he/she will be directed to a fraudulent website that…
Submitted by rania.sa· Mar 4, 2026System Hacking Phases and Attack Techniques
Question
Jack, a disgruntled ex-employee of Incalsol Ltd., decided to inject fileless malware into Incalsol's systems. To deliver the malware, he used the current employees' email IDs to send fraudulent emails embedded with malicious links that seem to be legitimate. When a victim employee clicks on the link, they are directed to a fraudulent website that automatically loads Flash and triggers the exploit. What is the technique used by Jack to launch the fileless malware on the target systems?
Options
- AIn-memory exploits
- BLegitimate applications
- CScript-based injection
- DPhishing
How the community answered
(52 responses)- A2% (1)
- B6% (3)
- C2% (1)
- D90% (47)
Explanation
Attackers commonly use social engineering techniques such as phishing to spread fileless malware to the target systems. They send spam emails embedded with malicious links to the victim. When the victim clicks on the link, he/she will be directed to a fraudulent website that automatically loads Flash and triggers the exploit.
Topics
#Social engineering#Phishing#Initial access#Fileless malware
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