Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator (PCNSA) — Question 392

A coworker found a USB labeled "confidential in the parking lot. They inserted the drive and it infected their corporate laptop with unknown malware The malware caused the laptop to begin infiltrating corporate data.
Which Security Profile feature could have been used to detect the malware on the laptop?

Answer options

• A. DNS Sinkhole
• B. WildFire Analysis
• C. Antivirus
• D. DoS Protection

Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is C, Antivirus, as it is specifically designed to detect and remove malware on systems. While WildFire Analysis (B) focuses on identifying unknown threats, it would not have been directly involved in real-time detection on the laptop. DNS Sinkhole (A) and DoS Protection (D) are not aimed at malware detection and would not have addressed the malware issue.