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A security analyst in Microsoft 365 Defender is investigating an email-based threat. The analyst needs to find all emails that were initially delivered to user inboxes but were later remediated (e.g., moved to junk, deleted, or quarantined) by Zero-Hour Auto Purge (ZAP). Which advanced hunting tables should the analyst query to get both the original email metadata and the post-delivery remediation events?

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A security analyst in Microsoft 365 Defender is investigating an email-based threat. The analyst needs to find all emails that were initially delivered to user inboxes but were later remediated (e.g., moved to junk, deleted, or quarantined) by Zero-Hour Auto Purge (ZAP). Which advanced hunting tables should the analyst query to get both the original email metadata and the post-delivery remediation events?

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A

Best answer

EmailEvents and EmailPostDeliveryEvents

Correct. EmailEvents has delivery info; EmailPostDeliveryEvents has ZAP and other post-delivery actions.

B

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EmailEvents and EmailAttachmentInfo

EmailAttachmentInfo contains file attachment metadata, not post-delivery remediation actions.

C

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EmailPostDeliveryEvents and EmailUrlInfo

EmailUrlInfo contains URL information, not the original delivery metadata needed for correlation.

D

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EmailEvents and CloudAppEvents

CloudAppEvents is for cloud app activities, not email-specific post-delivery events.

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This question should be treated as a scenario, not a definition check. Identify the problem, the constraint and the best action. Then compare each option against those facts.

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  • Use explanations to understand the rule behind the answer.

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  • Underline the problem statement mentally.
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  • Review why wrong options are wrong, not only why the correct option is correct.

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What does this SC-200 question test?

Read the scenario before looking for a memorised answer.

What is the correct answer to this question?

The correct answer is: EmailEvents and EmailPostDeliveryEvents — The EmailEvents table contains the initial delivery information for emails, while the EmailPostDeliveryEvents table captures actions taken after delivery, such as ZAP moving the email to junk or quarantine. By joining these tables on the NetworkMessageId, the analyst can correlate the original email with the subsequent remediation.

What should I do if I get this SC-200 question wrong?

Then try more questions from the same exam bank and focus on understanding why the wrong options are tempting.

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