ISACA Exam Questions

What type of system is this?

In a botnet, malbot logs into a particular type of system for making coordinated attack attempts. What type of
system is this?

A.
Chat system

B.
SMS system

C.
Email system

D.
Log system

E.
Kernel system

F.
None of the choices.

Explanation:
In order to coordinate the activity of many infected computers, attackers have used coordinating systems
known as botnets. In a botnet, the malware or malbot logs in to an Internet Relay Chat channel or other chat
system. The
attacker can then give instructions to all the infected systems simultaneously.