Certified Ethical Hacker Certified Ethical Hacker MCQ 4

Question 1

Which phase of the CEH hacking methodology comes immediately after gaining access?

Accepted Answer

Maintaining access

Answer

After gaining access, the attacker focuses on maintaining access to keep persistence.

Question 2

What kind of malware disguises itself as legitimate software to trick users into installing it?

Accepted Answer

Trojan

Answer

A Trojan masquerades as benign software while carrying a hidden malicious payload.

Question 3

Which attack injects malicious scripts into web pages viewed by other users?

Accepted Answer

Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

Answer

XSS injects client-side scripts that execute in other users' browsers.

Question 4

What is the purpose of a rainbow table in password attacks?

Accepted Answer

Precomputed hashes to reverse passwords quickly

Answer

A rainbow table is a precomputed lookup of hash values to crack passwords efficiently.

Question 5

Which protocol does a deauthentication attack abuse to disconnect wireless clients?

Accepted Answer

802.11 management frames

Answer

Deauthentication attacks send forged 802.11 management frames to force clients off the network.

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