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Eccouncil ECSS Exam - Topic 1 Question 116 Discussion

Roxanne is a professional hacker hired by an agency to disrupt the business services of their rival company. Roxanne employed a special type of malware that consumes a server's memory and network bandwidth when triggered. Consequently, the target server is overloaded and stops responding.Identify the type of malware Roxanne has used in the above scenario.
C) worm
A) Rootkit
B) Armored virus
D) Spyware

Eccouncil ECSS Exam - Topic 1 Question 116 Discussion

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Question #: 116
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Roxanne is a professional hacker hired by an agency to disrupt the business services of their rival company. Roxanne employed a special type of malware that consumes a server's memory and network bandwidth when triggered. Consequently, the target server is overloaded and stops responding.

Identify the type of malware Roxanne has used in the above scenario.

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Suggested Answer: C

In the scenario described, the malware that consumes a server's memory and network bandwidth, causing the server to overload and stop responding, is typically aworm. Worms are a type of malware that replicate themselves and spread to other computers across a network, often consuming significant system resources and network bandwidth in the process. Unlike viruses, which require human action to spread, worms typically exploit vulnerabilities or use automated methods to propagate without the need for user intervention.


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Lizbeth
9 hours ago
I agree, it's probably a worm.
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Dianne
2 months ago
I thought worms spread through networks, not just overload servers.
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Marta
2 months ago
Definitely not a rootkit.
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Hayley
2 months ago
Sounds like a classic DDoS attack!
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Lynda
2 months ago
Wait, is malware really that sophisticated?
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Veronique
2 months ago
I'm pretty sure it's a worm, but could be wrong.
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Temeka
2 months ago
I thought worms spread through networks, not overload servers.
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Katie
3 months ago
Definitely not a rootkit.
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Arlie
3 months ago
Sounds like a classic DDoS attack!
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Rashad
3 months ago
This seems like a classic case of a worm, but I wonder if it could also be an armored virus since those can be tricky too.
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Jonelle
3 months ago
I feel like the answer could be a rootkit, but I don't recall it specifically causing memory overload like this.
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Alana
3 months ago
I remember studying about different types of malware, and this sounds like it could be a denial-of-service attack, which might relate to worms.
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Samira
3 months ago
I think this might be a worm since it spreads and can consume resources, but I'm not entirely sure.
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