Exam 2: Types of Attacks

Which is NOT true about a buffer overflow attack?

A program that self-replicates is,by definition,called a(n)____________.

Which of the following activities do security professionals recommend to limit the chances of becoming a target for a Trojan horse?

Which is NOT a typical adverse result of a virus?

Which of the following is NOT a denial of service attack?

Which created a domestic "cyber terrorism" attack against a Unix distributor?

Configuring routers to not forward directed broadcast packets can help defend against a ____________ attack.

Which method of defense against a SYN flood involves altering the response timeout?

A Distributed Reflection DoS attack takes advantage of the fact that most Internet routers communicate on port ____________.

What do many analysts believe was the reason for the MyDoom virus\worm?

Shutting down router and firewall ports 5554 and 9996 will block most damage from which of these?

Which attack causes Internet routers to attack the target systems without actually compromising the routers themselves?

One of the most common types of attacks via the Internet is:

Which presented itself as an e-mail from the system administrator informing the user of a virus infection and gave directions to open an e-mail attachment which would then scan for e-mail addresses and shared folders?

The spread of viruses can be minimized by all of the following EXCEPT:

A ____________ can help reduce system vulnerability by preventing disclosure of IP addresses much like a firewall.

Which of the following denial of service attacks results from a client's failure to respond to the server's reply to a request for connection?

Which copies itself into the Windows directory and creates a registry key to load itself at startup?

Which created a buffer overflow attack against a Windows flaw called the DCOM RPC vulnerability?

The Distributed Denial of Service attack initiated by the ____________ worm is considered by many to be a clear example of cyber-terrorism.