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Resolved! Is there a possibility to create an IOC list to employ it in a query?

Hello Everyone, I'm new to Cortex XDR and looking to enhance our IOC hunting process. I want to run a scan with IOCs from our subscribed external threat feed. I have uploaded multiple IOCs to XDR via add IOC option but only able to run the query for each at a time, is there any way to scan multiple IOC at same time, because we get the feed on da...

Resolved! Periodic Endpoint scanning on users directory

Is there a way to only scan the users directory? Adding folders in allow list c:\Users\* does not work and scans everything on the device. How can I accomplish this task by only scan the users directory and not scan the entire system?

Non-persistent VDI / agent communication issues

First, I do not claim to be a virtual environment expert, but our organization has been running into a problem with VDI and Cortex XDR. We have had problems with v7.9.1 (or whichever version was released mid-December of last year) to communicate with the management console once all of the steps are completed per Palo's documentation. After a...

unable to alert on Device Control Violations

support says it is by designthe "Traps Logs Formats" kb makes no reference to them eitherbefore I go through the headache of sending cortex logs to something for alerts can anyone confirm that they will even be present?anyone have any other ideas on how to accomplish the task?my only other option is api-keys but it is unclear that it will work e...

Separate Multivalued fields in XQL

Hi Guys, I need some help. I have two fields with multiple values and I need to separate there values into separates lines. My fields are like these: My goal is to have 1 line with each of the results: field = value I tried using the arrayexpand command, but it ends up duplicating all rows of all values.

Reconnect disconnected XDR Clients remotely an easy way

Hello,We had an issue of some computers getting disconnected status in XDR. In Lansweeper the status of XDR was disabled. After a long discussion with local support we came out with a nice procedure that allows to reconnect those client without reinstallation. Assume we have a laptop lt00666 with a XDR client installed but disconnected from XDR...

Resolved! How to whitelist folder

Hello, There is a user who is learning C/C++ and for the course, he has to do several small scripts. Cortex XDR is blocking all created scripts, marking them as malicious. These are written in VSCode, but because they are compiled and run as .exe, I can't just whitelist VSCode. So I wanted to whitelist a folder or workspace, but I'm not findin...

Resolved! Public API change Status

Hi,I need your help...In our company, we have XDR and XSOAR, and we are integrating the two products to create automation, etc.We have already configured the API keys for both communicate, but we are still working on XDR ... However, we are encountering a strange issue: Whenever we close an incident in XDR, it's supposed to be closed in XSOAR ...

Cortex XDR Collector Installations query

Hi Team, We are planning to install XDR collectors on our DHCP server. At the same time, we already have Cortex XDR agents installed on the DHCP server. Could you please confirm whether we should install both agents or just one of them? Additionally, we are unsure if XDR collectors are solely responsible for log collection or if they also se...

Resolved! Wildfire Malware Alert

Hi, For testing purpose, i triggered an incident by trying to execute a malicious file. The execution was successfully blocked and a "Wildfire Malware" alert was created in XDR. I tried executing the file once more. The execution was blocked again, but this time alert was not created in XDR. What could be the reason? I checked the "Event...

Cryptominers Protection - 2736470759 - Cortex XDR

Hi guys We have seen a lot of false positives coming from this rule. I was wondering if you would have any guidance on how we could apply exclusion for this type of behavior? 😄 Thank you!

Cortex XDR Scheduled scans

1) My organization has weekly scans scheduled for Tuesday mornings at 10:00am: How do I view or change the schedule for these scans? And is there a best practice for an ideal time to schedule scans for the endpoints? We currently only get about 50% of scans to be successful on a weekly basis.2) When I initiate a scan on an endpoint and it fails,...

Using SP or IDP for cortex XDR with Azure AD

Hello FolksIs it possible to use Azure AD to sign in to Cortex XDR and manage user access from Azure AD itself rather than creating accounts in the Cortex XDR individually for a large number of users? Thanks

Cannot upgrade The Cortex XDR from 7.9.1.26645 to 8.1.1.43337

The error message is that Cortex XDR requires Azure Code Signing support. See Microsoft KB5022661 for details. The I navigated to https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/topic/kb5022661-windows-support-for-the-azure-code-signing-program-4b505a31-fa1e-4ea6-85dd-6630229e8ef4 for support. I tried to install KB5005624, however once installed, it keep ro...

cortex XDR Java API available ?

Hello, I will be using Cortex XDR to scan files in my project (Spring based project) while uploading. I was searching for a JAVA API which can be used to call Cortex XDR endpoints but couldnt find anything. Does any one has idea about same ?