A penetration tester conducts reconnaissance for a client's network and identifies the following system of interest: The tester notices numerous open ports on the system of interest. Which of the…

The correct answer is A. A honeypot. The system has an unusual number of open ports including insecure and outdated services such as Telnet (23), FTP (21), NetBIOS (139), SMB (445), along with multiple administrative ports (e.g., 8080, 8443, 9090, 10000). This setup is atypical for a normal production server and…

Submitted by jaden.t· Mar 6, 2026Reconnaissance and Enumeration

Question

A penetration tester conducts reconnaissance for a client's network and identifies the following system of interest:

The tester notices numerous open ports on the system of interest. Which of the following best describes this system?

Exhibit

Options

AA honeypot
BA Windows endpoint
CA Linux server
DAn already-compromised system

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A
87% (34)
B
8% (3)
C
3% (1)
D
3% (1)

Explanation

The system has an unusual number of open ports including insecure and outdated services such as Telnet (23), FTP (21), NetBIOS (139), SMB (445), along with multiple administrative ports (e.g., 8080, 8443, 9090, 10000). This setup is atypical for a normal production server and suggests it's intentionally exposed to attract or monitor attackers - characteristics of a honeypot.

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#Honeypot detection#Reconnaissance#Network scanning interpretation

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