212-82 practice question 2 of 10

RAT has been setup in one of the machines connected to the network to steal the important Sensitive corporate docs located on Desktop of the server…

Domain Ethical Hacking Fundamentals

RAT has been setup in one of the machines connected to the network to steal the important Sensitive corporate docs located on Desktop of the server, further investigation revealed the IP address of the server 20.20.10.26. Initiate a remote connection using thief client and determine the number of files present in the folder. Hint: Thief folder is located at: Z:\CCT-Tools\CCT Module 01 Information Security Threats and Vulnerabilities\Remote Access Trojans (RAT)\Thief of Attacker Machine-1.

Answer options

A: 2

B: 4

C: 3 Correct answer

D: 5

Correct Answer:

C. 3

Explanation

In the official EC-Council Certified Cybersecurity Technician (CCT) practical lab environment for Module 01, the exercise involving the "Thief" Remote Access Trojan (RAT) requires students to establish a remote connection to the target server (IP: 20.20.10.26). Upon successfully connecting via the Thief client and navigating to the specified Desktop directory to locate sensitive corporate documents, the directory is provisioned with exactly 3 files. This validates the student's ability to successfully deploy a RAT, navigate a remote file system, and identify exfiltration targets.

Why Incorrect

A. 2 is incorrect because the specific target directory in this lab environment is provisioned with more than two files.
B. 4 is incorrect as the lab's target folder does not contain four files; it is specifically configured with three.
D. 5 is incorrect because the directory contains exactly three sensitive documents, making five an inaccurate count for this exercise.

References

1. EC-Council. (2022). Certified Cybersecurity Technician (CCT) Lab Manual v1. Module 01: Information Security Threats and Vulnerabilities. Section: Remote Access Trojans (RAT) - Thief.

2. EC-Council. (2022). Certified Cybersecurity Technician (CCT) Official Courseware. Topic: Malware Threats and Remote Access Trojans.

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