Which choice below does NOT relate to analog dial-up hacking?
A.
War Walking
B.
War Dialing
C.
Demon Dialing
D.
ToneLoc
Explanation:
War Walking (or War Driving) refers to scanning for 802.11-based wireless network information, by
either driving or walking with a laptop, a wireless adapter in promiscuous mode, some type of
scanning software such as NetStumbler or AiroPeek, and a Global Positioning System (GPS). * War
Dialing, is a method used to hack into computers by using a software program to automatically call a
large pool of telephone numbers to search for those that have a modem attached. * Demon Dialing,
similar to War Dialing, is a tool used to attack one modem using brute force to guess the password
and gain access. * ToneLoc, was one of the first war-dialing tools used by phone phreakers. Sources:
Hacking Exposed by Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray, and George Kurtz (Osborne, 1999) and War
Driving by the Bay by Kevin Poulsen, The Register, April 13, 2001.