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Which of the following programs can be used to detect stealth port scans performed by a malicious hacker? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

The correct answer is A. portsentry C. scanlogd D. libnids. Detecting stealth port scans requires passive monitoring tools that analyze incoming traffic patterns, not tools that perform scanning themselves. portsentry, scanlogd, and libnids each provide detection or analysis capabilities.

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Question

Which of the following programs can be used to detect stealth port scans performed by a malicious hacker? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Options

  • Aportsentry
  • Bnmap
  • Cscanlogd
  • Dlibnids

How the community answered

(30 responses)
  • A
    87% (26)
  • B
    13% (4)

Why each option

Detecting stealth port scans requires passive monitoring tools that analyze incoming traffic patterns, not tools that perform scanning themselves. portsentry, scanlogd, and libnids each provide detection or analysis capabilities.

AportsentryCorrect

portsentry is a port scan detection daemon that monitors for connection attempts on unused ports and can trigger automated responses such as blocking or alerting when scan patterns are detected.

Bnmap

nmap is an active network scanning and enumeration tool used to perform port scans - it generates the scan traffic rather than detecting it, making it the opposite of what is needed here.

CscanlogdCorrect

scanlogd is a dedicated syslog-based tool that detects TCP port scanning attempts by analyzing the frequency and distribution of incoming connection attempts across ports.

DlibnidsCorrect

libnids is a network intrusion detection library that implements IP defragmentation and TCP stream reassembly, enabling applications built on it to identify port scan patterns and other anomalous traffic behaviors.

Concept tested: Tools for detecting stealth port scanning activity

Topics

#port scanning detection#portsentry#scanlogd#intrusion detection

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