A cryptomining company recently deployed a new antivirus application to all of its mining systems. The installation of the antivirus application was tested on many personal devices, and no issues were observed. Once the antivirus application was rolled out to the servers, constant issues were reported. As a result, the company decided to remove the mining software. The antivirus application was MOST likely classifying the software as:

A. a rootkit.

B. a PUP.

C. a backdoor.

D. ransomware.

E. a RAT.



 

Correct Answer: B

This question is in SY0-601 exam
For getting CompTIA Security+ certificate