5. Social Engineering and SET Toolkit Quiz

What is the primary goal of social engineering?

• To hack into systems directly

• To persuade people to take certain actions

• To create malware

• To protect systems from attacks

Which of the following is NOT a type of attack supported by the SET toolkit?

• Spear phishing

• Wireless access point

• SQL injection

• Powershell attack vectors

What command is used to start the SET toolkit?

• start set

• run set

• set toolkit

• init set

What is the purpose of a payload in a social engineering attack?

• To encrypt data

• To create a backup of the victim’s data

• To establish a connection with the victim’s system

• To protect the attacker’s system

Which port is used in the example to establish a connection with the victim?

• 8080

• 80

• 443

• 21

Why is the payload zipped before sending it to the victim?

• To reduce its size

• To encrypt it

• To change its file type

• To make it look less suspicious

What is the purpose of the Apache web service in this attack?

• To host the malicious payload

• To create a backup of the payload

• To encrypt the payload

• To protect the attacker’s system

What should the attacker do if the victim’s email address is incorrect?

• Send the email again

• Correct the email address and resend

• Ignore the mistake

• Change the payload

What application is used by the victim to open the malicious email?

• Outlook

• Gmail

• Yahoo Mail

• Thunderbird

What is the primary defense against the attack performed in this lab?

• Using a firewall

• Not executing files from email

• Encrypting all emails

• Using a VPN