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PCNSA · Question #138

You receive notification about a new malware that infects hosts. An infection results in the infected host attempting to contact a command-and-control server. Which Security Profile detects and…

The correct answer is B. Anti-Spyware Profile applied to outbound security policies. Anti-Spyware Security Profiles block spyware on compromised hosts from trying to communicate with external command-and-control (C2) servers, thus enabling you to detect malicious traffic leaving the network from infected clients.

Submitted by lucia.co· Apr 18, 2026Securing Traffic

Question

You receive notification about a new malware that infects hosts. An infection results in the infected host attempting to contact a command-and-control server. Which Security Profile detects and prevents this threat from establishing a command-and-control connection?

Options

  • AVulnerability Protection Profile applied to outbound Security policy rules.
  • BAnti-Spyware Profile applied to outbound security policies.
  • CAntivirus Profile applied to outbound Security policy rules
  • DData Filtering Profile applied to outbound Security policy rules.

How the community answered

(40 responses)
  • A
    10% (4)
  • B
    83% (33)
  • C
    5% (2)
  • D
    3% (1)

Explanation

Anti-Spyware Security Profiles block spyware on compromised hosts from trying to communicate with external command-and-control (C2) servers, thus enabling you to detect malicious traffic leaving the network from infected clients.

Topics

#Anti-Spyware Profile#Command and Control (C2)#Threat Prevention#Security Profiles

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