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CompTIA CS0-003 Exam - Topic 1 Question 58 Discussion

Posted by Thad on May 16, 2026 at 08:09 AM

An analyst notices there is an internal device sending HTTPS traffic with additional characters in the header to a known-malicious IP in another country. Which of the following describes what the analyst has noticed?

Suggested Answer: A

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22 comments · newest first
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Lashawn 2 days ago
Agreed, the extra characters suggest it's trying to communicate.
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Erick 8 days ago
This looks like beaconing to me.
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Yesenia 13 days ago
Buffer overflow is unlikely too. It’s about communication.
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Kristal 18 days ago
Cross-site scripting doesn’t fit here.
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Sylvia 23 days ago
Yeah, beaconing makes sense. It’s trying to communicate.
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Davida 28 days ago
I think it’s suspicious. Extra characters in the header?
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Lashunda 1 month ago
Agreed, it’s definitely beaconing.
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Hayley 1 month ago
This looks like beaconing to me.
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Mindy 1 month ago
Wow, I didn't know HTTPS could be exploited like that!
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Celestine 2 months ago
I thought cross-site scripting was more common for this?
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Jerry 2 months ago
Wait, are we sure it’s not a buffer overflow?
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Abraham 2 months ago
Definitely A, that’s classic behavior.
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Marva 2 months ago
Sounds like beaconing to me.
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Sharen 2 months ago
Wait, are we sure it's not something else?
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Micaela 2 months ago
Yeah, I agree, it's probably beaconing.
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Mindy 3 months ago
I thought buffer overflow was more about memory issues?
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Leontine 3 months ago
Definitely not cross-site scripting!
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Cyril 3 months ago
Sounds like beaconing to me.
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Kristian 3 months ago
Buffer overflow sounds familiar, but I don't think it fits this scenario. I feel like beaconing is the best choice, though.
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Lucy 3 months ago
Cross-site scripting doesn't seem right here, but I'm not completely confident about the other options.
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Benedict 4 months ago
I remember practicing a question about unusual traffic patterns, and I think beaconing was mentioned as a potential sign of compromise.
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Renea 5 months ago
I think this might be related to beaconing since it involves communication with a known-malicious IP. But I'm not entirely sure.
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