A penetration tester wrote the following script to be used in one engagement:Which of the following actions will this script perform?

Question 14 of 52 from exam PT0-001: CompTIA PenTest+

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A penetration tester wrote the following script to be used in one engagement:

$#!/usr/bin/python import socket, sys ports = [21,22,23,25, 80,139,443, 445, 3306, 3389] if len(sys.argv) target = socket.gethostbyname (sys.argv[1]) else: print ("foo few arguments.”) print ("syntax: python {} <>”.format (sys-argv[0])) sys-exit () try: for port in port: 3 = socket. socket (socket.AF_INET, socket. SOCK_STREAM) s.settimeout (2) results = s.connect_ex((target,port)) if result == 0: print ("Port {} is opened”. format (port) ) except KeyboardInterrupt print (“Exiting.. sys.exit ()$

Which of the following actions will this script perform?

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A. Look for open ports.

B. Listen for a reverse shell.

C. Attempt to flood open ports.

D. Create an encrypted tunnel.

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A. B. C. D.

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