nerdexam
GIAC

GCFA · Question #113

Which utility enables you to access files from a Windows .CAB file?

The correct answer is D. EXTRACT.EXE. The EXTRACT.EXE utility is the built-in Windows command-line tool specifically designed to extract files from Cabinet (.CAB) archive files.

File System & Registry Forensics

Question

Which utility enables you to access files from a Windows .CAB file?

Options

  • AACCESS.EXE
  • BWINZIP.EXE
  • CXCOPY.EXE
  • DEXTRACT.EXE

How the community answered

(19 responses)
  • B
    11% (2)
  • C
    5% (1)
  • D
    84% (16)

Why each option

The EXTRACT.EXE utility is the built-in Windows command-line tool specifically designed to extract files from Cabinet (.CAB) archive files.

AACCESS.EXE

ACCESS.EXE is not a standard Windows utility and has no functionality related to reading or extracting Cabinet (.CAB) archive files.

BWINZIP.EXE

WINZIP.EXE is a third-party commercial compression application and is not the built-in Windows tool for handling native .CAB format files.

CXCOPY.EXE

XCOPY.EXE is a command-line file and directory copy utility that cannot open or extract the compressed contents of a .CAB archive.

DEXTRACT.EXECorrect

EXTRACT.EXE is the native Windows command-line utility designed explicitly to open and extract files from Cabinet (.CAB) files, which are compressed archive formats used by Windows for distributing system files and software packages. It supports extracting single files, multiple files, or entire cabinet contents directly from the command line.

Concept tested: Windows EXTRACT.EXE utility for CAB files

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/extract

Topics

#CAB files#EXTRACT.EXE#Windows utilities#file extraction

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full GCFA Practice