200-201 Host-Based Analysis Practice Question
An analyst uses Volatility's 'netscan' on a memory dump and finds an established connection to an external IP on port 4444. Which type of activity is this commonly associated with?
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Why each option matters
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Reverse shell or backdoor
Port 4444 is commonly used by Metasploit and other remote access tools for reverse shells. An established connection to an external IP on this port is indicative of a backdoor or command-and-control communication.
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Email communication
Why it's wrong here
Email uses ports 25/587/993.
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DNS query
Why it's wrong here
DNS uses port 53.
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Reverse shell or backdoor
Why this is correct
Port 4444 is commonly used for reverse shells.
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Normal web browsing
Why it's wrong here
Web traffic uses ports 80/443.
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