During an Internal Network Penetration Test, a Tester Recovers the NTLM

question 21

Multiple Choice

During an internal network penetration test, a tester recovers the NTLM password hash for a user known to have full administrator privileges on a number of target systems. Efforts to crack the hash and recover the plaintext password have been unsuccessful. Which of the following would be the BEST target for continued exploitation efforts?

• A) Operating system: Windows 7 Open ports: 23, 161
• B) Operating system: Windows Server 2016 Open ports: 53, 5900
• C) Operating system: Windows 8.1 Open ports: 445, 3389
• D) Operating system: Windows 8 Open ports: 514, 3389

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