EC COUNCIL-Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures (CEHv7) Exam Set 19

Bob is doing a password assessment for one of his clients. Bob suspects that security policies are not in place. He also suspects that weak passwords are probably the norm throughout the company he is evaluating. Bob is familiar with password weaknesses and key loggers. Which of the following options best represents the means that Bob can adopt to retrieve passwords from his clients hosts and servers?

Study the snort rule given below: From the options below, choose the exploit against which this rule applies.

Which of the following algorithms can be used to guarantee the integrity of messages being sent, in transit, or stored? (Choose the best answer)

A user on your Windows 2000 network has discovered that he can use L0phtcrack to sniff the SMB exchanges which carry user logons. The user is plugged into a hub with 23 other systems. However, he is unable to capture any logons though he knows that other users are logging in. What do you think is the most likely reason behind this?

In the context of password security, a simple dictionary attack involves loading a dictionary file (a text file full of dictionary words) into a cracking application such as L0phtCrack or John the Ripper, and running it against user accounts located by the application. The larger the word and word fragment selection, the more effective the dictionary attack is. The brute force method is the most inclusive, although slow. It usually tries every possible letter and number combination in its automated exploration. If you would use both brute force and dictionary methods combined together to have variation of words, what would you call such an attack?

What is the algorithm used by LM for Windows2000 SAM?

E-mail scams and mail fraud are regulated by which of the following?

Which of the following LM hashes represent a password of less than 8 characters? (Select 2)

Which of the following is the primary objective of a rootkit?

This kind of password cracking method uses word lists in combination with numbers and special characters: