Exam PT0-002 Topic 4 Question 102 Discussion

Actual exam question for CompTIA's PT0-002 exam
Question #: 102
Topic #: 4
During an assessment, a penetration tester found a suspicious script that could indicate a prior compromise.
While reading the script, the penetration tester noticed the following lines of code:

Which of the following was the script author trying to do?

Suggested Answer: A Vote an answer

The script author was trying to spawn a local shell by using the os.system() function, which executes a command in a subshell. The command being executed is "/bin/bash", which is the path to the bash shell, a common shell program on Linux systems. The script author may have wanted to spawn a local shell to gain more control or access over the compromised system, or to execute other commands that are not possible in the original shell. The other options are not plausible explanations for what the script author was trying to do.

by silva at Jul 23, 2024, 12:58 PM

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silva
2024-07-23 12:58:14
Selected Answer: D
Examdiscuss with another wrong answer. Is obvious D.
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