ITPEC FE Morning October 2022 Question 37
ITPEC FE Morning October 2022 — Question 37 of 80
Pharming — a DNS-based attack that redirects victims to fake websites.
Pharming manipulates DNS records (via DNS cache poisoning or hosts file modification) so that even when a user types the correct URL, they land on a malicious site.
Why not others:
- (b) Phishing — uses fake emails/links to trick users into clicking; no DNS manipulation involved
- (c) Spamming — mass unsolicited messages; not an attack targeting personal data via redirection
- (d) Trojan horse — malware disguised as legitimate software; unrelated to DNS
Key distinction: Phishing requires user action (clicking a link); Pharming works silently at the DNS level — the user types the real URL but gets redirected anyway.
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