A security analyst receives an alert that there was an attempt to download known malware.

To analyze malware behavior in detail, the best approach is toexecute the malware in a sandbox (D)andcapture its network activity. This providesreal-time analysisof how the malware behaves, spreads, and communicates.

This method is highlighted inDomain 2.1under"Analyzing indicators of compromise"and usingsandboxing and packet captureto study malware.