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Question #: 35
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A penetration tester conducts an Nmap scan against a target and receives the following results:

Which of the following should the tester use to redirect the scanning tools using TCP port 1080 on the target?

  • A. Nessus
  • B. ProxyChains
  • C. OWASP ZAP
  • D. Empire
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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️

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RRabbit_111
Highly Voted 2 years, 3 months ago
Selected Answer: B
B. ProxyChains ProxyChains is a tool that allows a user to redirect TCP connections through proxy servers. In this case, the tester can use ProxyChains to redirect their scanning tools through TCP port 1080 on the target, which is open and running the SOCKS service. This can be useful in situations where the target has restricted access to certain ports or where the tester wants to conceal their IP address. Nessus is a vulnerability scanner, OWASP ZAP is a web application scanner, Empire is a post-exploitation tool, they are not a proxy tool, therefore it wouldn't be the best choice here.
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fuzzyguzzy
Most Recent 9 months, 1 week ago
B. ProxyChains To redirect scanning tools through TCP port 1080, the penetration tester should use a proxy. In particular, since TCP port 1080 is commonly associated with the SOCKS proxy service, the tester can set up a SOCKS proxy to facilitate this.
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