Master the World of Cyber Threats
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Which type of attack helps cyber criminals find open ports and determine if active security devices like firewalls are being used?

  • Port scan attack (correct)
  • Browser-in-the-browser
  • Virus infection
  • Unprotected share

    • What is the purpose of a browser-in-the-browser phishing scam?

  • To steal sensitive user information (correct)
  • To infect machines with a virus
  • To connect to unprotected shares
  • To attack computer systems with hoaxes

    • What does a virus do to infected machines?

  • Simulate a web browser window
  • Connect to unprotected shares
  • Infect certain common executable or script files (correct)
  • Perform a port scan attack

    • What is an unprotected share?

    <p>A mechanism that allows a user to connect to file systems and printers on other systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a devious approach to attacking computer systems involving a virus hoax?

    <p>Transmission of a virus hoax with a real virus attached</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: A port scan attack helps cyber criminals find open ports and determine if active security devices like firewalls are being used by an organization.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: Browser-in-the-browser is a type of phishing scam where sensitive user information is stolen by simulating a web browser window within a web browser.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: A virus infects certain common executable or script files on all computers it can write to, causing infection.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: An unprotected share is a mechanism that allows any user to connect to file systems and printers on other systems.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

    True or false: A virus hoax involves the transmission of a real virus attached to a message pretending to be a virus warning.

    <p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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