Question

Which of the following activity is a good aspect of reverse engineering in ethical hacking?

(a) Cracking the trial version of the product to make it full-version

(b) Removing the product key insertion step

(c) Jumping the code for premium facilities

(d) Determining the vulnerabilities in the product.

I had been asked this question in quiz.

This key question is from Attack Vectors topic in section Understanding Attack Vectors of Cyber Security

Answer 1

Correct answer is (d) Determining the vulnerabilities in the product.

For explanation: Reverse engineering (RE) can be defined as the duplication of another creator’s or developer’s product trailing a thorough examination of its production or development. Determining the vulnerabilities in the product is one good aspect of RE.