Which alert would you configure to be notified when a malware is detected in real-time?

• A. Exploit Detection Alerts
• B. PUP Detection Alerts
• C. Malware Detection Alerts
• D. Reclassified Files Alerts

Answer: (C)

Real-time malware detection relies on an alert that triggers whenever the malware engine identifies malicious software on an endpoint. The alert that matches this purpose is Malware Detection Alerts, because it is specifically designed to notify you the moment a malware instance is found, allowing immediate response.

Exploit Detection Alerts focus on attempts to abuse vulnerabilities rather than confirmed malware on the device. PUP Detection Alerts flag Potentially Unwanted Programs, which may be suspicious but aren’t necessarily malware. Reclassified Files Alerts are about a file’s classification changing after further analysis, not the current detection of malicious software. So for real-time notification of actual malware, Malware Detection Alerts is the best fit.