FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

COMPUTER THREATS SECURITY

WHAT IS A DENIAL OF SERVICE DOS ATTACK

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This attack causes fragmented packets to overlap one another on the host receipt and the host attempts to reconstruct them during the process but fails. This statement refers to
A
Phishing
B
Smurf Attack
C
Teardrop Attack
D
Zombie Attack
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A teardrop attack is a denial of service attack conducted by targeting TCP/IP fragmentation reassembly codes. This attack causes fragmented packets to overlap one another on the host receipt. The host then attempts to reconstruct them during the process but fails.

Detailed explanation-2: -A teardrop attack is a type of denial-of-service (DoS) attack (an attack that attempts to make a computer resource unavailable by flooding a network or server with requests and data.)

Detailed explanation-3: -A teardrop attack is a denial-of-service (DoS) attack that involves sending fragmented packets to a target machine. Since the machine receiving such packets cannot reassemble them due to a bug in TCP/IP fragmentation reassembly, the packets overlap one another, crashing the target network device.

Detailed explanation-4: -TCP fragmentation attacks (a.k.a. Teardrop) – Also known as Teardrop attacks, these assaults target TCP/IP reassembly mechanisms, preventing them from putting together fragmented data packets. As a result, the data packets overlap and quickly overwhelm the victim’s servers, causing them to fail.

Detailed explanation-5: -Expert Answer. A. Remote attack is a kind of attack in which the hackers get access or attempt to do so by exploiting the vulnerable points in the system. The hacker uses the internet for accessing the target system.

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