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Which of the following tools is used to download the Web pages of a Website on the local system?

The correct answer is A. wget. wget is the standard command-line utility for recursively downloading web pages and files to a local system.

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Question

Which of the following tools is used to download the Web pages of a Website on the local system?

Options

  • Awget
  • Bjplag
  • CNessus
  • DEttercap

How the community answered

(25 responses)
  • A
    92% (23)
  • B
    4% (1)
  • C
    4% (1)

Why each option

wget is the standard command-line utility for recursively downloading web pages and files to a local system.

AwgetCorrect

wget is a GNU command-line tool that retrieves content from web servers using HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols. It supports recursive downloading, allowing users to mirror entire websites to a local directory for offline access or reconnaissance. Its non-interactive design makes it suitable for scripted or automated web content retrieval.

Bjplag

JPlag is a plagiarism detection system for comparing source code submissions and has no capability to download web pages.

CNessus

Nessus is a vulnerability scanner used for assessing security weaknesses in systems and networks, not a web content download tool.

DEttercap

Ettercap is a network sniffing and man-in-the-middle attack framework used for traffic interception, not web page downloading.

Concept tested: Web page downloading with wget for reconnaissance

Source: https://www.gnu.org/software/wget/manual/wget.html

Topics

#wget#website mirroring#web reconnaissance#OSINT tools

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