200-201 Host-Based Analysis Practice Question
During a host-based analysis, a Windows system is found to have a suspicious service that starts automatically. Which command-line tool can be used to query the status and configuration of services, particularly to identify non-standard service names or paths?
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sc query
sc query displays detailed service information including name, display name, and binary path.
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sc query
Why this is correct
sc query shows service status and configuration including binary path name.
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services.msc
Why it's wrong here
services.msc is a GUI tool, not command-line.
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tasklist /svc
Why it's wrong here
tasklist /svc maps processes to services but does not show service configuration.
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net start
Why it's wrong here
net start only lists running services, not configuration details.
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