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Actual exam question from GIAC's GCFA
Question #: 1
Topic #: 1
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Adam, a malicious hacker has successfully gained unauthorized access to the Linux system of
Umbrella Inc. Web server of the company runs on Apache. He has downloaded sensitive documents and database files from the computer. After performing these malicious tasks, Adam finally runs the following command on the Linux command box before disconnecting. for (( i = 0;i<11;i++ )); do dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/hda && dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda done
Which of the following actions does Adam want to perform by the above command?

  • A. Making a bit stream copy of the entire hard disk for later download.
  • B. Deleting all log files present on the system.
  • C. Wiping the contents of the hard disk with zeros.
  • D. Infecting the hard disk with polymorphic virus strings.
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Suggested Answer: C 🗳️

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Conkerzin
2 months, 1 week ago
Is content of this page enough to pass GCFA exam?
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Genesis777
1 month, 2 weeks ago
No its not enough to pass, the questions can support you if you study well. BUT Learn the concepts (hands-on labs) very well to pass the cyber live part of the exam. Even if you have 80% to 90% of the multiple choice questions right and don't complete any of the virtual labs or even pass at least 80% of the labs (8 to 10 out of 11 labs) in the exam. You will fail.
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PrismWalker
7 months, 3 weeks ago
The command that Adam has run is intended to wipe the contents of the hard disk. Here’s what it does: • dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/hda: This part of the command writes random data to the hard disk (/dev/hda). The dd command is used for low-level copying from one location (if, or input file) to another (of, or output file). In this case, it’s copying from /dev/random, which generates random data, to /dev/hda, which represents the hard disk. • dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/hda: This part of the command writes zeros to the hard disk, effectively overwriting the random data from the previous command. • for (( i = 0;i<11;i++ )); do ... done: This is a loop that runs the dd commands 11 times. This is likely done to make sure that the data is thoroughly overwritten and cannot be recovered.
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PrismWalker
7 months, 3 weeks ago
i think it's C
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boyladdudeman
3 years, 3 months ago
C is correct
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