Answer is Dark web footprinting Question means hidden/sensitive data The deep web is the layer of the online cyberspace that consists of web pages and content that are hidden and unindexed. (EC-Council 157)

Answer is wrong correct it admin

VPN Footprinting

B. Terribly worded question. VPN footprinting is not the same as using a VPN for the attack.

B. Dark web footprinting

Deep and Dark Web Footprinting The deep web consists of web pages and content that are hidden and unindexed and cannot be located using a traditional web browser and search engines. It can be accessed by search engines such as Tor Browser. The dark web or dark net is a subset of the deep web, where anyone can navigate anonymously without being traced. (P.157/141)

The deep web is the layer of the online cyberspace that consists of web pages and content that are hidden and unindexed. Such content cannot be located using traditional web browsers and search engines. The size of the deep web is incalculable, and it expands to almost the entire World Wide Web. The deep web does not allow the crawling process of basic search engines. It consists of official government or federal databases and other information linked to various organizations. The deep web can be accessed using search engines such as Tor Browser and the WWW Virtual Library. It can be used for both legal and illegal activities. The dark web or Darknet is a deeper layer of the online cyberspace, and it is the subset of the deep web that enables anyone to navigate anonymously without being traced. The dark web can be accessed only through specialized tools or darknet browsers. Attackers primarily use the dark web to perform footprinting on the target organization and launch attacks. The dark web can be accessed using search engines such as Tor Browser and ExoneraTor.

CEH book p111 - 112

I think it is "Dark web footpringing" because: 1- "tool or browser": what else but TOR client/browser 2- "anonymous": VPN connection is NOT anonymous or hidden, and the question states that the browsing was done anonymously and the attack was executed "without trace", so again... TOR. Deep web (think web servers/applications) is accessed by TOR network, Dark web is the "evil (illegal activities)" part that can be found "in" the deep web. Thoughts?

C is correct, Dark web cannot be accessed without Tor which uses VPN

According CEHv11 P.157, Dark web is the subset of the deep web that enables anyone to navigate anonymously without being traced, such as Tor Browser Tor Browser used to access the deep and dark web where it acts as a default VPN thus C

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B is correct

According to CEHv11 Textbook "The dark web or Darknet is a deeper layer of the online cyberspace, and it is the subset of the deep web that enables anyone to navigate anonymously without being traced. The dark web can be accessed only through specialized tools or darknet browsers. Attackers primarily use the dark web to perform footprinting on the target organization and launch attacks. The dark web can be accessed using search engines such as Tor Browser and ExoneraTor." It is definitely B.

The answer is Dark web footprinting. Encrypted traffic with Tor browser's proxy nodes is used in order not to be traceable.

Answer Is B Dark Web

I think that correct answer is is Dark web footprinting