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An administrator receives a global notification for a new malware that infects hosts. The infection will result in the infected host attempting to contact and command-and-control (C2) server. Which…

The correct answer is A. antivirus profile applied to outbound security policies. Antivirus: Includes new and updated antivirus signatures, including WildFire signatures and automatically generated command-and-control (C2) signatures. WildFire signatures detect malware seen first by firewalls from around the world. You must have a Threat Prevention…

Submitted by alyssa_d· Apr 18, 2026Securing Traffic

Question

An administrator receives a global notification for a new malware that infects hosts. The infection will result in the infected host attempting to contact and command-and-control (C2) server. Which security profile components will detect and prevent this threat after the firewall's signature database has been updated?

Options

  • Aantivirus profile applied to outbound security policies
  • Bdata filtering profile applied to inbound security policies
  • Cdata filtering profile applied to outbound security policies
  • Dvulnerability profile applied to inbound security policies

How the community answered

(24 responses)
  • A
    96% (23)
  • D
    4% (1)

Explanation

Antivirus: Includes new and updated antivirus signatures, including WildFire signatures and automatically generated command-and-control (C2) signatures. WildFire signatures detect malware seen first by firewalls from around the world. You must have a Threat Prevention subscription to get these updates. New antivirus signatures are published daily.

Topics

#Antivirus Profile#Security Policies#Command and Control (C2)#Threat Prevention

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