Which profile must be applied to the Security policy rule to block spyware on compromised hosts from trying to phone-home or beacon out to external command-and-control (C2) servers?

The correct answer is A. Anti-spyware. Anti-Spyware profiles blocks spyware on compromised hosts from trying to phone-home or beacon out to external command-and-control (C2) servers, allowing you to detect malicious traffic leaving the network from infected clients. https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/network-security/s

Submitted by ashley.k· Apr 18, 2026Securing Traffic

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Options

AAnti-spyware
BFile blocking
CWildFire
DURL filtering

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A
89% (24)
B
7% (2)
D
4% (1)

Explanation

Anti-Spyware profiles blocks spyware on compromised hosts from trying to phone-home or beacon out to external command-and-control (C2) servers, allowing you to detect malicious traffic leaving the network from infected clients. https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/network-security/security-policy/security-profiles/security- profile-anti-spyware

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#Security Profiles#Anti-spyware#Threat Prevention#C2 Blocking

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