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Submitted by satoshi_tk· Apr 18, 2026Operate

Question

A critical US-CERT notification is published regarding a newly discovered botnet. The malware is very evasive and is not reliably detected by endpoint antivirus software. Furthermore, SSL is used to tunnel malicious traffic to command-and-control servers on the internet and SSL Forward Proxy Decryption is not enabled. Which component once enabled on a perimeter firewall will allow the identification of existing infected hosts in an environment?

Options

  • AAnti-Spyware profiles applied outbound security policies with DNS Query action set to sinkhole
  • BFile Blocking profiles applied to outbound security policies with action set to alert
  • CVulnerability Protection profiles applied to outbound security policies with action set to block
  • DAntivirus profiles applied to outbound security policies with action set to alert

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Topics

#Botnet Detection#Anti-Spyware#DNS Sinkhole#Threat Prevention Profiles
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