An administrator determines there are an excessive number of packets being sent to a web server repeatedly
by a small number of external IP addresses. This isan example of which of the following attacks?
A.
DDoS
B.
Viruses
C.
Worms
D.
Man-in-the-middle
DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks are sent by two or more persons, or bots. (See botnet) DoS (Denial of Service) attacks are sent by one person or system.
Man-in-the-middle attack is form of active eavesdropping in which the attacker makes independent connections with the victims and relays messages between them, making them believe that they are talking directly to each other over a private connection, when in fact the entire conversation is controlled by the attacker.
viruses and worms are malicious malware programs
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