John, a penetration tester from a pen test firm, was asked to collect information about the
host file in a Windows system directory. Which of the following is the location of the host file
in Window system directory?
A.
C:\Windows\System32\Boot
B.
C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc
C.
C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
D.
C:\Windows\System32\restore
Explanation:
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hosts_(file)(location in the file system, see the table)
C
B is the right answer, as Hosts file resides in this location
“B” Module 11 Page 376 ECSAv8
B is the best answer. The answer is defaced “…\WINNT\…”. The right location is:
C:\Windows\ System32\ drivers\etc