INTRODUCTION
OVERVIEW OF THE INTERNET
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Question
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A smurf attack occurs when ____
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there are repeated SYN packets sent
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an oversized ICMP packet is sent
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a user accesses the computer via Telnet
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the host is the recipient fo repeated ICMP packets
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Smurf is a network layer distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, named after the DDoS. Smurf malware that enables it execution. Smurf attacks are somewhat similar to ping floods, as both are carried out by sending a slews of ICMP Echo request packets.
Detailed explanation-2: -A Smurf attack is a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack in which an attacker floods a victim’s server with spoofed Internet Protocol (IP) and Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packets. As a result, the target’s system is rendered inoperable. This type of attack gets its name from a DDoS.
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