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200-201 Practice Question: A security analyst is investigating a suspected…
A security analyst is investigating a suspected malware infection on a Windows host. The analyst wants to identify processes that have network connections. Which built-in Windows tool should the analyst use?
⚠ Common exam trap
Cisco often tests the distinction between tools that show process lists (tasklist) and tools that show network connections (netstat), trapping candidates who confuse 'process enumeration' with 'network connection enumeration'.
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netstat
Netstat (network statistics) is the correct built-in Windows tool for displaying active TCP and UDP connections, listening ports, and the associated process IDs (PIDs). By using netstat with the `-b` or `-o` flag, the analyst can map each network connection to its owning process, which is essential for identifying suspicious processes communicating over the network.
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netstat
Why this is correct
netstat shows active connections and listening ports with associated process IDs.
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ipconfig
Why it's wrong here
ipconfig displays network configuration, not connections.
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tasklist
Why it's wrong here
tasklist lists running processes but does not show network connections.
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nslookup
Why it's wrong here
nslookup is used for DNS queries, not for identifying process network connections.
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