CompTIA SY0-701 Exam - Topic 2 Question 41 Discussion

Actual exam question for CompTIA's SY0-701 exam

Question #: 41
Topic #: 2

A user needs to complete training at https://comptiatraining.com. After manually entering the URL, the user sees that the accessed website is noticeably different from the standard company website. Which of the following is the most likely explanation for the difference?

ACross-site scripting

BPretexting

CTyposquatting

DVishing

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Suggested Answer: C

Typosquatting(also known asURL hijacking) is a type of attack where cybercriminals register domain names similar to legitimate sites but with slight misspellings (e.g., comptiatraning.com instead of comptiatraining.com). Attackers use these fake sites tosteal credentials or distribute malware. Since the user manually entered the URL and reached an unexpected website,this strongly indicates a typosquatting attack.

by Annett at Jul 11, 2025, 03:13 AM

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Cora

9 months ago

Wait, are we sure it's not just a site redesign?

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Lucina

9 months ago

I thought it might be cross-site scripting at first.

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Alpha

9 months ago

Totally agree, that URL is super sketchy!

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Lynda

10 months ago

Pretexting doesn't fit here, it's definitely typosquatting.

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Stacey

10 months ago

Looks like a classic case of typosquatting.

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Charlene

10 months ago

I practiced a question similar to this, and I think typosquatting was the answer. It makes sense if the URL was entered incorrectly.

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Hannah

10 months ago

Pretexting sounds familiar, but I don't think it applies here since it usually involves impersonating someone to gain information.

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Rosann

10 months ago

I’m not entirely sure, but I think cross-site scripting is more about injecting scripts into a site rather than changing the appearance of a website.

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Timothy

11 months ago

I remember studying about typosquatting, where attackers create fake websites that look similar to the real ones. This seems like a classic case of that.

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Margo

11 months ago

Alright, this is the kind of question I've been practicing for. I'm confident I can narrow down the options and select the most appropriate answer.

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Alease

11 months ago

Okay, let's see here. Cross-site scripting, pretexting, typosquatting, vishing - I'm not entirely sure which one fits best. I'll need to think this through step-by-step.

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Han

11 months ago

Hmm, the website being different from the standard company site is definitely concerning. I'm going to read through the options closely and try to identify the most likely explanation.

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Aleta

11 months ago

This looks like a tricky one, but I think I can figure it out. I'll start by carefully considering each option and how it might apply to the scenario.

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