Exam CS0-003 topic 1 question 333 discussion

Actual exam question from CompTIA's CS0-003

Question #: 333
Topic #: 1

SIMULATION
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An organization has noticed large amounts of data are being sent out of its network. An analyst is identifying the cause of the data exfiltration.

INSTRUCTIONS
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Select the command that generated the output in tabs 1 and 2.

Review the output text in all tabs and identify the file responsible for the malicious behavior.

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by Popeyes_Chicken at Jan. 27, 2025, 4:56 a.m.

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Popeyes_Chicken

1 month, 2 weeks ago

In my opinion, all correct except the file being used for malicious behavior. The sftp.exe file hash matches, but legitimate programs can also be abused / used to live off the land. Multiple connections are also being established to different public addresses. cmd.exe looks to be a red herring, I'm leaning toward sftp.exe. Thoughts?

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JunkyJunk

1 week, 3 days ago

definitely see the data exfiltration for sftp and then there's cmd.exe's discrepancies between hashes. This is a CompTIA question...both answers might be correct but not entirely straightforward.

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fab34

3 weeks, 5 days ago

cmd.exe has a memory usage of 18.020 kbits thats why i would go with the cmd.exe

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