EC-Council ECSS Exam Questions
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Updated On: 21-Feb-2026

Which of the following is a set of exclusive rights granted by a state to an inventor or his assignee for a fixed period of time in exchange for the disclosure of an invention?

  1. Snooping
  2. Copyright
  3. Utility model
  4. Patent

Answer(s): D



Jason works as a System Administrator for Passguide Inc. The company has a Windows-based network. Sam, an employee of the company, accidentally changes some of the applications and system settings. He complains to Jason that his system is not working properly. To troubleshoot the problem, Jason diagnoses the internals of his computer and observes that some changes have been made in Sam's computer registry. To rectify the issue, Jason has to restore the registry.
Which of the following utilities can Jason use to accomplish the task?
Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

  1. Reg.exe
  2. Resplendent registrar
  3. EventCombMT
  4. Regedit.exe

Answer(s): A,B,D



Victor works as a professional Ethical Hacker for SecureEnet Inc. He has been assigned a job to test an image, in which some secret information is hidden, using Steganography. Victor performs the following techniques to accomplish the task:
1. Smoothening and decreasing contrast by averaging the pixels of the area where significant
color transitions occurs.
2. Reducing noise by adjusting color and averaging pixel value.
3. Sharpening, Rotating, Resampling, and Softening the image.
Which of the following Steganography attacks is Victor using?

  1. Steg-Only Attack
  2. Chosen-Stego Attack
  3. Active Attacks
  4. Stegdetect Attack

Answer(s): C



What is the major difference between a worm and a Trojan horse?

  1. A worm is self replicating, while a Trojan horse is not.
  2. A worm is a form of malicious program, while a Trojan horse is a utility.
  3. A worm spreads via e-mail, while a Trojan horse does not.
  4. A Trojan horse is a malicious program, while a worm is an anti-virus software.

Answer(s): A



John works as a Network Security Administrator for NetPerfect Inc. The manager of the company has told John that the company's phone bill has increased drastically. John suspects that the company's phone system has been cracked by a malicious hacker. Which attack is used by malicious hackers to crack the phone system?

  1. Sequence++ attack
  2. Phreaking
  3. Man-in-the-middle attack
  4. War dialing

Answer(s): B






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