An analyst runs the following nmap scan from their Linux computer as a non-privileged user. The target host, 10.0.233.2, has tcp/445 open. What network traffic would be generated by this scan? $…

The correct answer is C. TCP handshake between the source and destination hosts. A basic nmap scan, when not running as root, does a full TCP connect scan and completes the 3-

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An analyst runs the following nmap scan from their Linux computer as a non-privileged user. The target host, 10.0.233.2, has tcp/445 open. What network traffic would be generated by this scan? $ nmap 10.0.233.2

Options

AICMP echo and reply between the source and destination
BNo traffic will be captured as the scan is passive
CTCP handshake between the source and destination hosts
DACK packets from the source to the destination

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

Explanation

A basic nmap scan, when not running as root, does a full TCP connect scan and completes the 3-

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