Palo Alto Networks Exam PCCET Topic 7 Question 49 Discussion

Actual exam question for Palo Alto Networks's PCCET exam

Question #: 49
Topic #: 7

What should a security operations engineer do if they are presented with an encoded string during an incident investigation?

ASave it to a new file and run it in a sandbox.

BRun it against VirusTotal.

CAppend it to the investigation notes but do not alter it.

DDecode the string and continue the investigation.

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Suggested Answer: C

by Arthur at Nov 22, 2023, 01:02 PM

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Hildegarde

1 months ago

This question is encoded just like the string they're asking about. I'm going to have to crack the cipher before I can even begin to answer it!

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Erasmo

1 months ago

Ah, the old 'encoded string during an incident' conundrum. I'm feeling adventurous, so I'm going to have to go with A. What's the worst that could happen, right?

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Aliza

5 days ago

User 3: Better safe than sorry when dealing with encoded strings.

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Dana

7 days ago

User 2: That sounds like a safe approach.

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Ettie

18 days ago

User 1: I think I'll save it to a new file and run it in a sandbox.

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Cyndy

2 months ago

Hmm, let's see... I'm going to have to go with B. VirusTotal is the perfect tool to check if this string is a known threat.

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Lino

18 days ago

User 3: I agree, VirusTotal is a great tool for that.

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Jospeh

1 months ago

User 2: No, we should run it against VirusTotal to check for any known threats.

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Dallas

1 months ago

User 1: I think we should save it to a new file and run it in a sandbox.

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Sherell

1 months ago

User 4: After that, we can decode the string and continue the investigation.

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Brock

1 months ago

User 3: I agree, appending it to the investigation notes without altering it is also important.

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Isabelle

2 months ago

User 2: No, we should run it against VirusTotal to check for any known threats.

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Erasmo

2 months ago

User 1: I think we should save it to a new file and run it in a sandbox.

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Salina

2 months ago

I'm feeling a bit cautious here. I think C is the way to go - we don't want to accidentally run some malicious code, you know?

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Samira

1 months ago

User 2: Yeah, better safe than sorry. Let's not take any risks with unknown encoded strings.

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Ma

1 months ago

User 1: I agree, appending it to the investigation notes seems like a safe option.

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Blythe

2 months ago

User 2: Yeah, we should definitely be careful with potentially harmful code.

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Paris

2 months ago

User 1: I agree, appending it to the investigation notes seems like the safest option.

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Simona

2 months ago

But what if it's a time-sensitive incident? Decoding the string might be necessary to continue the investigation quickly.

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Isreal

2 months ago

I agree with Jessenia, running it in a sandbox is the safest option.

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Jessenia

3 months ago

I think we should save it to a new file and run it in a sandbox.

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Queenie

3 months ago

Whoa, this is a real brain-teaser! I'm going to go with D - decoding the string seems like the logical next step to continue the investigation.

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Lashawn

1 months ago

User 4: Let's go with decoding the string then. It's the logical next step.

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Candida

1 months ago

User 3: I agree with Candida. Decoding the string seems like the best option.

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Carline

2 months ago

User 2: Carline, I disagree. I believe we should decode the string and continue the investigation.

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Yong

2 months ago

User 1: I think we should save it to a new file and run it in a sandbox.

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