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EC0-350 · Question #522

Why would an attacker want to perform a scan on port 137?

The correct answer is D. To discover information about a target host using NBTSTAT. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

Question

Why would an attacker want to perform a scan on port 137?

Options

  • ATo discover proxy servers on a network
  • BTo disrupt the NetBIOS SMB service on the target host
  • CTo check for file and print sharing on Windows systems
  • DTo discover information about a target host using NBTSTAT

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

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