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Question 17

Which of the following is the best method of accurately identifying the services running on a victim host?

    Correct Answer: B

    The best method of accurately identifying the services running on a victim host is to use a port scanner. Port scanners are designed to scan each port on a host to identify which services are running and on which ports. This method is efficient and automated, making it more accurate and comprehensive compared to manual approaches like telnet or guesswork.

Discussion
RichMeOption: B

THIS SHOULD BE OPTION (B) PORT SCANNER

DudetteOption: D

D. Use of a vulnerability scanner to try to probe each port to verify which service is running is the best method of accurately identifying the services running on a victim host. Vulnerability scanners are automated tools that can detect the running services on a target host, even if they are running on non-standard ports. These scanners use a database of known vulnerabilities to probe the target host for known vulnerabilities and report any identified vulnerabilities.

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i think word accurate is important as automated scanner as nessus can give false positive