Certified Ethical Hacker Quiz 9

Question: 9

What does the following command achieve?
Telnet <IP Address> <Port 80>
HEAD /HTTP/1.0
<Return>
<Return>

A. This command returns the home page for the IP address specified
B. This command opens a backdoor Telnet session to the IP address specified
C. This command returns the banner of the website specified by IP address
D. This command allows a hacker to determine the sites security
E. This command is bogus and will accomplish nothing


Answer: C

Explanation:
This command is used for banner grabbing. Banner grabbing helps identify the service and
version of web server running.