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Actual exam question from CompTIA's CS0-003
Question #: 14
Topic #: 1
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An incident response analyst notices multiple emails traversing the network that target only the administrators of the company. The email contains a concealed URL that leads to an unknown website in another country. Which of the following best describes what is happening? (Choose two.)

  • A. Beaconing
  • B. Domain Name System hijacking
  • C. Social engineering attack
  • D. On-path attack
  • E. Obfuscated links
  • F. Address Resolution Protocol poisoning
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Suggested Answer: CE 🗳️
by ms123451 at Sept. 3, 2023, 4:50 p.m.

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LiveLaughToasterBath
Highly Voted 1 year, 1 month ago
Selected Answer: CE
”…target only the administrators of the company.” “…contains a concealed URL…” Social Engineering and Obfuscated Links
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newenglandgirl1078
Most Recent 2 months, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: CE
The best two answers are C: Social Engineering Attack and E: Obfuscated Links
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404Guy
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Selected Answer: CE
C. Social engineering because it only involves a selected role within the company and E. Obfuscated links because it contains a concealed URL that directs users to an unknown malicious website.
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cartman_sc
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Selected Answer: CE
Administradores da empresa = Engenharia social URL Oculta = Links ofuscados
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Alizade
1 year, 1 month ago
Selected Answer: CE
The two best answers are C—social engineering attack and E. Obfuscated links.
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Cukur
1 year, 3 months ago
Selected Answer: CE
It's targeted, no reason to beacon
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chrys
1 year, 3 months ago
It's not beaconing. Beaconing is when a bot (zombie) is seeking to communicate with its command and control server.
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Uncle_Lucifer
1 year, 3 months ago
moderator should pls delete my selection of BC. It was erroneous meant CE
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Uncle_Lucifer
1 year, 3 months ago
Selected Answer: BC
You cant assume beaconing. The question says concealed links -> obfuscated link. The obfuscated link may be performing beaconing, but that info was not disclosed in the question. CE - good AC - bad
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Uncle_Lucifer
1 year, 3 months ago
moderator should pls delete this selection of BC. It was erroneous meant CE
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Uncle_Lucifer
1 year, 3 months ago
Meant CE. Why did i select BC
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IrishBeast
1 year, 3 months ago
Selected Answer: CE
This is CE, it's targeting the admin and has an obfuscated link. There is no beaconing at all.
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IrishBeast
1 year, 3 months ago
This is CE, it's targeting the admin and has an obfuscated link. There is no beaconing at all.
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1 year, 3 months ago
This is not A and C. Beaconing is not happening at all in the question. Data is not leaving the network. C and E. Social engineering via emailing only admins Obfuscated links because the concealed URL
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ms123451
1 year, 3 months ago
Selected Answer: AC
A and C, this is very common to send email with links to see who clicks, it's part of reconnaissance, URL obfuscation is better suited to bypass security controls
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ms123451
1 year, 3 months ago
A and C, this is very common to send email with links to see who clicks, it's part of reconnaissance, URL obfuscation is better suited to bypass security controls
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