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PCCP · Question #24
Which type of attack obscures its presence while attempting to spread to multiple hosts in a network?
The correct answer is A. Advanced malware. Advanced malware is designed to evade detection and persist within a system, often using stealthy techniques to spread laterally across multiple hosts in a network without triggering alerts, making it especially dangerous and difficult to remove.
Threat Prevention Fundamentals
Question
Which type of attack obscures its presence while attempting to spread to multiple hosts in a network?
Options
- AAdvanced malware
- BSmishing
- CReconnaissance
- DDenial of service
How the community answered
(35 responses)- A83% (29)
- B6% (2)
- C9% (3)
- D3% (1)
Explanation
Advanced malware is designed to evade detection and persist within a system, often using stealthy techniques to spread laterally across multiple hosts in a network without triggering alerts, making it especially dangerous and difficult to remove.
Topics
#advanced malware#lateral movement#evasion techniques#stealth attacks
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