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SY0-701 · Question #733
A security analyst receives an alert that there was an attempt to download known malware. Which of the following actions would allow the best chance to analyze the malware?
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Submitted by ahmad_uae· Mar 6, 2026Security Operations
Question
A security analyst receives an alert that there was an attempt to download known malware. Which of the following actions would allow the best chance to analyze the malware?
Options
- AReview the IPS logs and determine which command-and-control IPs were blocked.
- BAnalyze application logs to see how the malware attempted to maintain persistence.
- CRun vulnerability scans to check for systems and applications that are vulnerable to the malware.
- DObtain and execute the malware in a sandbox environment and perform packet captures.
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