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Start Malware, Social Engineering and Network Attacks PracticeA security analyst notices a high volume of ICMP Echo Reply packets on the network. The source IPs are varied, but the destination IP is the same. Which type of attack is MOST likely occurring?
Explanation: A Smurf attack sends ICMP Echo Request packets to a network broadcast address with a spoofed source IP (the target). All hosts on the network reply to the target, flooding it with ICMP Echo Replies.
A user receives a phone call from someone claiming to be from IT support, asking for their password to troubleshoot an issue. Which social engineering technique is being used?
Explanation: Pretexting involves creating a fabricated scenario (pretext) to obtain information. Here the attacker pretends to be IT support to trick the user into revealing their password.
Which tool would a penetration tester MOST likely use to perform ARP poisoning and conduct a man-in-the-middle attack on a local network?
Explanation: Ettercap is a comprehensive suite for man-in-the-middle attacks, including ARP poisoning, DNS spoofing, and packet sniffing.
An analyst observes the following output from Wireshark: a TCP packet with the SYN flag set, followed by a SYN-ACK, then an ACK, and then a RST. The sequence numbers show a pattern: initial seq=100, ack=300, then seq=300, ack=101. What is the MOST likely interpretation?
Explanation: The sequence numbers (100, 300) suggest the attacker correctly guessed the TCP sequence numbers to spoof a connection. The three-way handshake completes (SYN, SYN-ACK, ACK), then the attacker sends a RST to close. This is indicative of TCP sequence prediction attack (session hijacking attempt).
A security team discovers a file named 'svchost.exe' in a user's Temp folder. The file is signed by 'Microsoft Corporation' but the digital signature validation fails. Which analysis method should be used FIRST to determine if it's malicious?
Explanation: Static analysis (e.g., examining strings, digital signatures, PE headers) is the first step because it is safe and can quickly identify suspicious indicators without executing the file.
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