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Following a review of firewall logs for traffic generated by malicious activity, how can an administrator confirm that WildFire has identified a virus?

The correct answer is C. By navigating to Monitor > Logs > Threat, applying filter "(subtype eq wildfire-virus)". To confirm that WildFire has identified a virus, an administrator should review the Threat logs and apply a filter for (subtype eq wildfire-virus).

Submitted by anjalisingh· Apr 18, 2026Operate

Question

Following a review of firewall logs for traffic generated by malicious activity, how can an administrator confirm that WildFire has identified a virus?

Options

  • ABy navigating to Monitor > Logs > Traffic, applying filter "(subtype eq virus)"
  • BBy navigating to Monitor > Logs > Threat, applying filter "(subtype eq virus)"
  • CBy navigating to Monitor > Logs > Threat, applying filter "(subtype eq wildfire-virus)"
  • DBy navigating to Monitor > Logs > WildFire Submissions, applying filter "(subtype eq wildfire-

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  • B
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  • C
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  • D
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Why each option

To confirm that WildFire has identified a virus, an administrator should review the `Threat logs` and apply a filter for `(subtype eq wildfire-virus)`.

ABy navigating to Monitor > Logs > Traffic, applying filter "(subtype eq virus)"

`Traffic logs` show general connection information and would not specifically confirm a WildFire virus detection with the provided filter.

BBy navigating to Monitor > Logs > Threat, applying filter "(subtype eq virus)"

While `Threat logs` are the correct place, the filter `(subtype eq virus)` is less precise than `(subtype eq wildfire-virus)` for confirming a WildFire-specific detection.

CBy navigating to Monitor > Logs > Threat, applying filter "(subtype eq wildfire-virus)"Correct

WildFire detections of malicious files, specifically viruses, are logged in the `Threat logs` with the specific `subtype` of `wildfire-virus`. Filtering the Threat logs for this subtype provides a direct and accurate method to confirm WildFire's identification of a virus.

DBy navigating to Monitor > Logs > WildFire Submissions, applying filter "(subtype eq wildfire-

`WildFire Submissions logs` show information about files submitted to WildFire, not the actual detection results or confirmations of a virus; those are found in Threat logs.

Concept tested: WildFire virus detection in logs

Source: https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/pan-os/10-2/pan-os-admin/wildfire/wildfire-log-fields

Topics

#WildFire#Threat Logs#Log Analysis#Virus Detection

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