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CCFR-201b Sample Questions

  1. Question 1

    Intermediate

    Event Investigation · Explain what information a Host Timeline will provide

    A Falcon Responder is analyzing a detection where svchost.exe initiated an outbound network connection to a known malicious IP address. The Process Tree shows this svchost.exe instance has no parent process. Which investigative step should be taken next within the Falcon UI to determine the root cause of this suspicious activity?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: D

    The Host Timeline lists the host's events in time order. So you can see what happened just before the connection, such as a new service or a registry change. RTR ps only shows what runs now.

  2. Question 2

    Advanced

    Real Time Response (RTR) · Investigate a threat within Falcon and use RTR commands to remediate it

    During an investigation, you use the RTR command get C:\Users\Public\artifact.exe. The command fails with an 'access denied' error, and you suspect the file is locked by a running process. Your team's custom script library has a script named Get-FileHandle that lists the processes holding a file open. Which sequence of RTR commands is the most effective way to identify the locking process and successfully retrieve the file?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: A

    runscript runs the library's Get-FileHandle script, which finds the locking process's PID. kill ends that process to free the file, and get then retrieves it. run only starts a program already on the host.

  3. Question 3

    Intermediate

    Detection Analysis · Explain the effects of machine learning exclusion rules, sensor visibility exclusions, and IOA exclusions

    A financial services firm has a legacy application that exhibits behavior similar to credential dumping but is a legitimate and required part of their quarterly reporting process. This activity generates a high volume of false positive detections, causing analyst fatigue. What is the most precise and secure method to suppress these specific detections without weakening the security posture for the rest of the host?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: A

    An IOA exclusion can cover just this credential-dumping pattern, and only for the app's path and command line. The same behavior from any other process is still detected. A sensor visibility exclusion would hide everything the app does.

  4. Question 4

    Intermediate

    Event Search · Perform an Advanced Event Search from a detection and refine a search using event actions

    A responder's Advanced Event Search for ProcessRollup2 events returns results from Windows, macOS and Linux hosts. Which filter keeps only the events from Windows hosts?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: A

    event_platform holds the host's operating system: Win, Mac or Lin. So event_platform=Win keeps only Windows events. #event_simpleName holds the event type, and ComputerName holds the host's name.

  5. Question 5

    Beginner

    ATT&CK Framework Application · Apply MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques within Falcon to provide context to a detection

    A responder is reviewing a detection and sees the MITRE ATT&CK Tactic 'TA0003 - Persistence' followed by the Technique 'T1547.001 - Boot or Logon Autostart Execution: Registry Run Keys / Startup Folder'. What does this information primarily indicate about the adversary's actions?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: D

    Persistence is the adversary keeping a foothold across restarts. T1547.001 adds a Registry Run key or a Startup folder entry. Then the code runs by itself at boot or logon.

  6. Question 6

    Beginner

    Search Tools · Analyze the information provided in a Bulk Domain Search

    When using the Bulk Domain Search feature, a responder can upload a list of up to 5,000 domains for analysis. True or False: The results of this search will show which hosts in your environment have communicated with those domains within the last 30 days.

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: A

    The Bulk Domain Search tool is designed to take a large list of domains and query Falcon's historical event data to identify any endpoints that have made DNS requests for or network connections to those domains. The results provide a list of matching hosts, allowing for rapid scoping of potential compromises.

  7. Question 7

    Intermediate

    Real Time Response (RTR) · Investigate a threat within Falcon and use RTR commands to remediate it

    A responder is analyzing a detection on a Linux server. They need to collect a list of all active network connections, the process associated with each connection, and write the output to a file on the host for later retrieval. Which of the following RTR commands would accomplish this?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: C

    runscript -Raw runs the script text in a shell on the host. The > redirect saves netstat's list of connections and their processes to a file. Without a redirect, the output only shows in the console, and /dev/null discards it.

  8. Question 8

    IntermediateMultiple answers

    Search Tools · Analyze the information provided in Host Search results

    Which of the following pieces of information are available for a given host when viewed from the Host Search results? (Select THREE)

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answers: B, D, E

    Host details show when the host last checked in with the Falcon cloud. This tells you whether the host is still online and reporting.

    Host details include the version of the Falcon sensor installed on the host. This helps you spot hosts that run an old sensor.

    Host details list the policies applied to the host, including its prevention policy. This shows which protections are turned on for it.

  9. Question 9

    Intermediate

    Event Investigation · Explain what information a Process Timeline will provide

    A security analyst is investigating a complex detection involving multiple processes. After reviewing the Process Tree, they want to understand the exact sequence of all activities performed by a single suspicious process, including file modifications, registry changes, and network connections. Which feature should the analyst pivot to from the detection details?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: C

    The Process Timeline shows the events of one process in time order, such as its file, registry and network activity. The Host Timeline covers the whole host, which is too broad here.

  10. Question 10

    Intermediate

    ATT&CK Framework Application · Apply MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques within Falcon to provide context to a detection

    A detection shows a process encrypting thousands of user files, deleting the host's volume shadow copies, and leaving a ransom note in each folder. Which MITRE ATT&CK tactic best describes the adversary's goal?

    Answer and explanation

    Correct answer: D

    Encrypting files for ransom (T1486) and deleting shadow copies so they cannot be restored (T1490) both disrupt the victim's systems and data. That goal is Impact. Nothing here shows data leaving, so it is not Exfiltration.

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