Programs scanning for and removing malware.

• A. Detection
• B. Personal Firewalls
• C. Anti-Malware Software
• D. Traditional Endpoint Security

Answer: (C)

Scanning for and removing malware is what anti-malware software is designed to do. This type of program actively searches the system for malicious code, uses methods like signature-based detection or behavioral analysis to identify threats, and then quarantines or deletes the infected files to restore the system to a healthy state. It can perform on-demand scans or run in real time to catch threats as they arrive, providing remediation as part of the protection it offers.

Personal firewalls focus on controlling network traffic and preventing unauthorized connections; they don’t center on scanning the host for malware or removing malicious programs, so they don’t fit this description. Detection is a broader idea that a tool might do—recognizing threats—but without the active removal and remediation steps that anti-malware software provides. Traditional endpoint security is a broader umbrella that can include malware protection among other components, but the specific action described—scanning and removing malware—is most directly aligned with anti-malware software.