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412-79V10 · Question #113

Mark, a professional hacker, decided to bring down the services provided by the target organization. In the initial information-gathering stage, he detected some vulnerabilities in the network…

The correct answer is B. DoS attack. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

Mark, a professional hacker, decided to bring down the services provided by the target organization. In the initial information-gathering stage, he detected some vulnerabilities in the network infrastructure of the target organization. He exploited these vulnerabilities to create multiple malformed packets in ample magnitude and sent these unusually crafted packets to the victim's machine. Which of the following attack is being performed by Mark?

Options

  • ADictionary attack
  • BDoS attack
  • CSMTP brute-forcing attack
  • DARP attack

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  • A
    6% (2)
  • B
    74% (23)
  • C
    3% (1)
  • D
    16% (5)

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