PCNSA WildFire and Malware Analysis 3

Question 1

What subscription license is specifically required to receive WildFire signature updates every 5 minutes?

Accepted Answer

WildFire subscription

Answer

Threat Prevention subscription only

Answer

Advanced Threat Prevention subscription

Answer

No subscription is required; it is included with base PAN-OS

Question 2

What additional configuration is required before WildFire can analyze files transferred over HTTPS?

Accepted Answer

Configure a Decryption policy to decrypt SSL/TLS traffic before inspection

Answer

Configure a WildFire Analysis profile with the HTTPS application selected

Answer

Enable passive DNS monitoring on the management interface

Answer

Configure an Application Override policy for HTTPS traffic

Question 3

How does WildFire protect other Palo Alto Networks customers after analyzing and confirming a new malware sample?

Accepted Answer

It generates new signatures that are distributed to all WildFire subscribers globally

Answer

It notifies only the organization that originally submitted the file

Answer

It blacklists the source IP address across all subscribing firewalls

Answer

It sends email alerts to all registered Palo Alto Networks customers

Question 4

Which PAN-OS security profile type integrates WildFire verdicts to take action on threats detected in real-time traffic flow?

Accepted Answer

Antivirus profile

Answer

URL Filtering profile

Answer

Data Filtering profile

Answer

Vulnerability Protection profile

Question 5

What type of information is included in a detailed WildFire analysis report for a submitted file?

Accepted Answer

Detailed behavioral analysis including network activity, file system changes, and registry modifications during sandbox execution

Answer

Only a pass/fail verdict with the file hash and no additional context

Answer

Only the SHA-256 hash and original file name of the submitted sample

Answer

A list of all network users who accessed or downloaded the file

Question 6

Which PAN-OS CLI command is used to verify WildFire connectivity status and confirm the firewall's registration with the WildFire cloud?

Accepted Answer

show wildfire status

Answer

debug wildfire status

Answer

test wildfire registration

Answer

show system wildfire

Question 7

What is the significance of using a file's SHA-256 hash in the WildFire analysis process?

Accepted Answer

It serves as a unique file identifier, allowing WildFire to instantly return a cached verdict for previously analyzed files without re-submission

Answer

It is used to encrypt files before they are transmitted to the WildFire cloud

Answer

It determines the forwarding priority for files in the WildFire Analysis profile

Answer

It authenticates the firewall's identity to the WildFire cloud service