Windows CGO, actor and action processes with anomalous characteristics

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product
Cortex XDR
Last date published
2026-03-15
Category
Analytics Alert Reference
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Synopsis

Activation Period

14 Days

Training Period

30 Days

Test Period

N/A (single event)

Deduplication Period

1 Day

Required Data

  • Requires:
    • XDR Agent

Detection Modules

Detector Tags

Process Anomaly Analytics

ATT&CK Tactic

Execution (TA0002)

ATT&CK Technique

User Execution (T1204)

Severity

Informational

Description

Windows CGO, actor and action processes with anomalous characteristics.

Attacker's Goals

  • Processes anomalous characteristics which commonly appear in malicious activities.

Investigative actions

  • Investigate the executed process image and check if it is malicious.
  • Investigate the CGO and actor processes that executed the process and check if they are malicious.

Variations

Windows CGO, actor and action processes with highly anomalous characteristics

Synopsis

ATT&CK Tactic

Execution (TA0002)

ATT&CK Technique

User Execution (T1204)

Severity

Low

Description

Windows CGO, actor and action processes with anomalous characteristics.

Attacker's Goals

  • Processes anomalous characteristics which commonly appear in malicious activities.

Investigative actions

  • Investigate the executed process image and check if it is malicious.
  • Investigate the CGO and actor processes that executed the process and check if they are malicious.