PCNSA WildFire and Malware Analysis

Question 1

What is the primary function of WildFire in a Palo Alto Networks security deployment?

Accepted Answer

Cloud-based threat analysis using sandbox environments to detect unknown malware

Answer

WildFire is a cloud-based malware analysis service that executes unknown files in a sandbox to detect zero-day threats and generate new signatures.

Question 2

Which WildFire verdict indicates that a file exhibits suspicious or unwanted behavior but is not definitively classified as malicious?

Accepted Answer

Grayware

Answer

Grayware is the verdict for files that display unwanted behavior such as adware or spyware without meeting the full threshold for malware classification.

Question 3

What must be configured on a Palo Alto Networks firewall to enable files to be forwarded to WildFire for analysis?

Accepted Answer

A WildFire Analysis profile attached to a security policy rule

Answer

A WildFire Analysis profile specifies which file types and applications to forward and must be attached to a security policy rule to take effect.

Question 4

When a WildFire subscription is active, how frequently can a firewall receive new WildFire threat signatures?

Accepted Answer

Every 5 minutes

Answer

With an active WildFire subscription, threat signatures generated from newly identified malware are pushed to subscribed firewalls as frequently as every 5 minutes.

Question 5

Which deployment model allows an organization to perform all WildFire file analysis on-premises without sending files to the public cloud?

Accepted Answer

WildFire Private Cloud using a WF-500 appliance

Answer

The WF-500 appliance provides an on-premises private cloud option where files are analyzed locally, meeting strict data privacy and compliance requirements.

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PCNSA WildFire and Malware Analysis