APP-ID technology name associated with a firewall alert
Core Alert Fields
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Name | Description |
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App Technology | |
Process execution signer | Signer of the process that triggered the alert. |
Cloud Identity Sub Type | A more specific classification of the identity initiated operation. For example, for Identity Type: Temporary Credentials the sub type could be Assumed Role |
Agent Id | A unique identifier per agent. |
CGO signature | Signing status of the CGO: Unsigned, Signed, Invalid Signature, Unknown. |
OS Parent SHA256 | Parent operating system SHA256 hash value |
Registry Full Key | If the alert triggered on registry modifications (the Event Type is Registry) this is the full registry key that triggered the alert. If not, then N/A. |
Local IP | If the alert triggered on network activity (the Event Type is Network Connection) this is the IP address of the host that triggered the alert. If not, then N/A. |
Starred | Whether the alert is starred by starring configuration |
Email Recipient | The email recipient value of a firewall alerts triggered on a the content of a malicious email. |
Remote Agent Hostname | |
App Category | APP-ID category name associated with a firewall alert |
Timestamp | The date and time when the alert was triggered. Right-click to Show rows 30 days prior or 30 days after the selected timestamp field value |
Initiator TID | Thread ID (TID) of the initiating process. |
User Risk Reasons | The descriptions of the reasons that contributed to the user's risk level. |
Alert Search Results | |
Container ID | |
User name | The name of the user that initiated the behavior that triggered the alert. If the user is a domain user account, this field also identifies the domain. Any alert triggered based on network, authentication, or login events, displays the User Name in the follow standardized format in the Alerts and Incidents pages.<company domain>\<username> |
Remote Port | The remote port of a network operation that triggered the alert. |
User Agent | |
Cloud Resource Type | Classifications used to map similar types of resources across different cloud providers. For example, EC2, Google Compute Engine, and Microsoft Compute are all mapped to Compute |
Mitre ATT&CK Tactic | Displays the type of MITRE ATT&CK tactic on which the alert was triggered. |
CID | Unique identifier of the causality instance generated by Cortex XDR |
App-id | Related App-ID for an alert. App-ID is a traffic classification system that determines what an application is irrespective of port, protocol, encryption (SSH or SSL) or any other evasive tactic used by the application. When known, you can also pivot to the Palo Alto Networks Applipedia entry that describes the detected application. |
Host Risk Level | The risk level associated with the risky host. Can be LOW, MED, or HIGH |
Initiator PID | Process ID (PID) of the initiating process. |
Actor Process Instance ID | Unique identifier of the Actor Process instance generated by Cortex XDR |
Email Subject | The email subject value of a firewall alerts triggered on a the content of a malicious email. |
Domain | The domain on which an alert was triggered. |
Target process CMD | The command-line of the process whose creation triggered the alert. |
DNS Query Name | The domain name queried in the DNS request. |
FW Rule ID | The firewall rule ID that triggered the firewall alert |
File MD5 | MD5 hash value of the file. |
XFF | The firewall rule ID that triggered the firewall alert |
Contains Featured User | |
OS Parent Signer | Parent operating system signer |
Cluster Name | |
Initiator SHA256 | The SHA256 hash value of the initiator. |
OS Parent CMD | Command-line used to by the parent operating system to initiate the process including any arguments |
Host IP | IP address of the endpoint or server on which this alert triggered. |
Initiator path | Path of the initiating process. |
Image Name | |
Module | For XDR Agent alerts, this field identifies the protection module that triggered the alert. |
Cloud Project | Represents the cloud provider folders or projects. For example, AWS Accounts and Azure Subscriptions |
OS Parent PID | OS parent process ID |
Cloud Identity Type | Classification used to map identity type that initiated an operation which triggered an alert. For example, Service, Application and Temporary Credentials |
Mitre ATT&CK Technique | Displays the type of MITRE ATT&CK technique and sub-technique on which the alert was triggered. |
File Name | |
Event Type | The type of event on which the alert was triggered: File Event, Injection Event, Load Image Event, Network Event, Process Execution, Registry Event |
CGO CMD | Command-line arguments of the Causality Group Owner. |
Registry Data | If the alert triggered on registry modifications (the Event Type is Registry) this is the registry data that triggered the alert. If not, then N/A |
Is Phishing | Indicates whether a firewall alert is classified as phishing |
File Macro SHA256 | SHA256 hash value of an Microsoft Office file macro |
Local Port | If the alert triggered on network activity (the Event Type is Network Connection) this is the port on the endpoint that triggered the alert. If not, then N/A. |
Category Name | Alert category based on the alert source. An example of an XDR Agent alert category is Exploit Modules. |
Initiator MD5 | The MD5 value of the process which initiated the alert. |
URL | The URL destination address of the domain triggering the firewall alert. |
Destination Zone Name | The destination zone of the connection for firewall alerts. |
Agent OS Sub Type | The operating system subtype of the agent from which the alert was triggered. |
Rule ID | The ID that matches the rule that triggered the alert |
FW Name | Name of firewall on which a firewall alert was raised. |
OS Parent ID | OS parent thread ID. |
File SHA256 | SHA256 hash value of the file. |
FW Rule Name | The firewall rule name that matches the network traffic that triggered the firewall alert. |
Action | Action taken by the alert sensor, either Detected or Prevented with action status displayed in parenthesis. |
Hostname | The hostname of the endpoint or server on which this alert triggered. The hostname is generally available for XDR agent alerts or alerts that are stitched with EDR data. When the hostname is unknown, this field is blank. |
Action Process Instance ID | Unique identifier of the Action Process instance generated by Cortex XDR |
Host FQDN | The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of the Windows endpoint or server on which this alert triggered. |
Initiator signature | Signing status of the process that initiated the activity: Unsigned, Signed, Invalid Signature, Unknown. |
Process execution signature | Signature status of the process that triggered the alert: Unsigned, Signed, Invalid Signature, Unknown. |
Host OS | Action taken by the alert sensor, either Detected or Prevented with action status displayed in parenthesis. |
FW Serial Number | The serial number of the firewall that raised the firewall alert. |
User Risk Level | The risk level associated with the risky user. Can be LOW, MED or HIGH. |
Email Sender | The email sender value of a firewall alerts triggered on a the content of a malicious email. |
CGO signer | The name of the software publishing vendor that signed the file in the causality chain that led up to the alert. |
Excluded | Whether the alert is excluded by an exclusion configuration |
Host Mac Address | MAC address of the endpoint or server on which this alert triggered. |
Cloud Operation Type | |
Host Risk Reasons | The descriptions of the reasons that contributed to the host's risk level. |
Contains Featured Host | |
Remote IP | The remote IP address of a network operation that triggered the alert. |
Initiator signer | Signer of the process that triggered the alert. |
appsubcategory | APP-ID Sub category name associated with a firewall alert |
CGO name | The name of the process that started the causality chain based on Cortex XDR causality logic. |
Misc | Miscellaneous information about the alert. |
Contains Featured IP Address | |
NGFW Vsys Name | Name of the virtual system for the Palo Alto Networks firewall that triggered an alert |
Country | |
CGO SHA256 | The SHA256 value of the CGO that initiated the alert. |
Remote Host | If the alert triggered on network activity (the Event Type is Network Connection) this is the the remote host name that triggered the alert. If not, then N/A. |
OS Parent Name | |
Source Zone Name | The source zone name of the connection for firewall alerts. |
Initiator CMD | Command-line used to initiate the process including any arguments. |
File path | When the alert triggered on a file (the Event Type is File) this is the path to the file on the endpoint. If not, then N/A. |
OS Parent Signature | Signing status of the operating system of the activity |
Cloud Resource Sub-type | A more specific classification used to map the types of resources. For example, DISK,VPC, Subnet are all mapped to Compute |
Cloud Provider | The name of the cloud provider where the alert occurred: AWS/GCP/Azure/etc |
Target process SHA256 | The SHA256 hash vale of an external DLL file that triggered the alert. |
Target process name | The name of the process whose creation triggered the alert. |
CGO path | |
OS Parent User Name | Name of the user associated with the parent operating system |
Initiated By | The name of the process that initiated an activity such as a network connection or registry change. |
Cloud Referenced Resource | Represents the resources that are referenced in the alert log. In most cases, the referred resource will be where the operation was initiated on |
CGO MD5 | The MD5 value of the CGO that initiated the alert. |
Core Alert Fields
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Incident Fields
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Core Alert Fields
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Core Alert Fields
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Certification | Certified | Read more |
Supported By | Cortex | |
Created | February 2, 2022 | |
Last Release | March 28, 2025 |