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412-79V10 · Question #45

Moses, a renowned ethical hacker, attempts to overwhelm the target victim computer by transmitting TCP connection requests faster than the computer can process them. He started sending multiple SYN…

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

Question

Moses, a renowned ethical hacker, attempts to overwhelm the target victim computer by transmitting TCP connection requests faster than the computer can process them. He started sending multiple SYN packets of size between 800 and 900 bytes with spoofed source addresses and port numbers. The main intention of Moses is to flood the target computer with spoofed sources and saturate the network of the target organization. Identify the type of attack being performed by Moses?

Options

  • AVTP attack
  • BDDoS attack
  • CHSRP attack
  • DRSRP attack

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    8% (4)
  • B
    81% (39)
  • C
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  • D
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