Social Engineering & Malware

Question 1

Which Kali Linux command is used to clone a site in an attempt to harvest user credentials?

• chmod
• hydra
• setoolkit
• nc

Answer 1

setoolkit

Question 2

Which type of DNS record query should always be considered to be suspicious?

• A
• AAA
• TXT
• PTR

Answer 2

TXT

Question 3

Which type of malware appears benign but in fact is not?

• Trojan
• Ransomware
• Virus
• Worm

Answer 3

Trojan

Question 4

Which details can indicate that an email message is a phishing attempt?

• Bad grammar
• Company logos
• Abnormal email addresses
• Date and time stamps

Answer 4

Bad grammar
Abnormal email addresses

Question 5

As a help desk technician, you are attempting to install a new corporate-sanctioned app on a user station, but the virus scanner prevents the installation from completing. What should you do?

• Do not install the app
• Disable real-time virus threat protection
• Uninstall the virus protection and install the app
• Determine the folder the app installer is writing to and add it as an exclusion

Answer 5

Determine the folder the app installer is writing to and add it as an exclusion

Question 6

Which type of attack attempts to trick users with what appears to be a legitimate email message?

• APT
• Phishing
• Ransomware
• Reverse shell

Answer 6

Phishing