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EC-Council 312-50 Exam - Topic 17 Question 118 Discussion

What would be the purpose of running "wget 192.168.0.15 -q -S" against a web server?
B) Using wget to perform banner grabbing on the webserver
A) Performing content enumeration on the web server to discover hidden folders
C) Flooding the web server with requests to perform a DoS attack
D) Downloading all the contents of the web page locally for further examination

EC-Council 312-50 Exam - Topic 17 Question 118 Discussion

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Question #: 118
Topic #: 17
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What would be the purpose of running "wget 192.168.0.15 -q -S" against a web server?

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Suggested Answer: B

-q, --quiet quiet (no output)

-S, --server-response print server response


by Bettina at Mar 30, 2026, 04:05 PM

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Marget
2 months ago
A could be right too. Content enumeration is important.
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Micheline
2 months ago
I agree, B makes sense. It helps identify server type.
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Fletcher
3 months ago
I think it's B. Banner grabbing is useful for info.
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Salena
3 months ago
Surprised it's not about hidden folders!
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Emogene
3 months ago
I thought it was for DoS attacks at first, but that's not it.
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Daron
3 months ago
Wait, isn't it just for downloading content?
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Karan
5 months ago
Definitely B! Super useful for info gathering.
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Vernice
5 months ago
It's for banner grabbing, right?
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Maile
6 months ago
Flooding a server sounds like a DoS attack, but I don't think wget is used that way, so I would lean towards option D for downloading content.
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Elliott
6 months ago
I feel like I've seen a question like this before, and it was about enumeration. So, could it be A? But I'm not completely confident.
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Samuel
6 months ago
I remember practicing with wget, and I think it was more about downloading content, so maybe option D is correct?
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Vicente
6 months ago
I think option B makes sense since "wget" can be used for banner grabbing, but I'm not entirely sure if the "-S" flag is specifically for that purpose.
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