the attacking host itself transfers the attack toolkit to a newly discovered vulnerable system, exactly at the time it breaks into that system.

the attacking host itself transfers the attack toolkit to a newly discovered vulnerable system, exactly at the time it breaks into that system.

• A. Botnet
• B. Autonomous Propagation
• C. Local Subnet Scanning
• D. Random Scanning

Answer: (B)

Autonomous propagation describes a self-spreading attack where, as soon as a vulnerable host is compromised, the attack toolkit transfers to that new system and immediately seeks out more targets. The key idea is the self-contained, automatic spread at the moment of breach, without needing external instructions to continue propagating. A botnet is about a network of compromised machines under centralized control, which isn’t the same as the immediate, self-propagating transfer described here. Local subnet scanning and random scanning are strategies for finding new targets, but they describe discovery methods rather than the automatic handoff of the toolkit to newly compromised hosts. The scenario in the question perfectly captures autonomous propagation.

Autonomous propagation describes a self-spreading attack where, as soon as a vulnerable host is compromised, the attack toolkit transfers to that new system and immediately seeks out more targets. The key idea is the self-contained, automatic spread at the moment of breach, without needing external instructions to continue propagating. A botnet is about a network of compromised machines under centralized control, which isn’t the same as the immediate, self-propagating transfer described here. Local subnet scanning and random scanning are strategies for finding new targets, but they describe discovery methods rather than the automatic handoff of the toolkit to newly compromised hosts. The scenario in the question perfectly captures autonomous propagation.