Which of the following is the location of the host file in Window system directory?

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?

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)



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Naveen Kumar

Naveen Kumar

B is the right answer, as Hosts file resides in this location

alrooc

alrooc

“B” Module 11 Page 376 ECSAv8