200-201 Network Intrusion Analysis Practice Question
In a PCAP, an analyst sees an interactive shell session over TCP with irregular command prompts and responses. Which tool was likely used to generate this traffic?
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Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Reverse shell payload
Reverse shells create interactive shell sessions over a TCP connection, often used by attackers to control compromised hosts.
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File transfer tool
Why it's wrong here
File transfers are not interactive shell sessions.
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Port scanner
Why it's wrong here
Port scanners send probes, not interactive sessions.
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Reverse shell payload
Why this is correct
Interactive shell over TCP is characteristic of a reverse shell.
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SQL injection tool
Why it's wrong here
SQL injection tools generate SQL queries, not shell sessions.
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