CS6262 Lecture Quizzes ( update), 2026, Questions and answers with
Random Scanning - âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€- Each compromised computer probes random
addresses.
Permutation Scanning - âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€- All compromised computers shared a common
pseudo-random permutation of the IP address space.
Signpost Scanning - âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€- Uses the communication patterns of the
compromised computer to find new target.
Hitlist Scanning - âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€- A portion of a list of targets is supplied to a
compromised computer.
Subnet spoofing - âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€- Generate random addresses with a given address
space
Random spoofing - âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€- Generate 32-bit numbers and stamp packets with
them.
Fixed spoofing - âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€- The spoofed address is the address of the target.
Server Application - âœâ€Ã¢Å“â€- The attack is targeted to a specific application on
a server.