Locating Periodic Scan Logs and Tracking Scan Duration
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Created On 08/17/21 21:46 PM - Last Modified 05/03/24 17:32 PM
Symptom
Periodic scans can be configured on the agent, but the Cortex XDR console only shows logs of scans that were manually triggered.
Environment
- Cortex XDR
- Cortex XSIAM
Resolution
- The agent stores logs of the periodic scan under the C:\ProgramData\Cyvera\Scan\<folder>\ directory.
- Use the date of the folder creation to find when the scan was performed.
- An an example of the log that would be generated is shown below. Note that the log displays start time, finish time and also suspicious files that are found.
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<TRAPS build="31675" major="7" minor="4" revision="1">
<ScanReport id="27241e84-25f5-43e8-b86b-cf0a7292b51b">
<Summary>
<Scope>Full</Scope>
<Trigger>Periodic</Trigger>
<ScanStatus errorCode="0" errorDescription="">Success</ScanStatus>
<StartTime>2021-08-11T15:03:14.279Z</StartTime>
<FinishTime>2021-08-11T16:03:46.340Z</FinishTime>
<TotalFiles>449408</TotalFiles>
<SuspiciousFiles>4</SuspiciousFiles>
<FailedFiles>0</FailedFiles>
</Summary>
<Configuration>
<IncludePaths>
<Path>C:\</Path>
<Path>\\.\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolume2\</Path>
</IncludePaths>
<ExcludePaths>
<Path>\\.\Volume{????????-????-????-????-????????????}\System Volume Information</Path>
<Path>*:\System Volume Information</Path>
</ExcludePaths>
</Configuration>
<SuspiciousFiles>
<File path="C:\Users\user1\Desktop\erik.xls" securityEventId="46EE821B-6420-4EEE-BE31-BCEB6EC45AF9"/>
<File path="C:\Users\user1\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Cache\f_0000bc" securityEventId="6F80C944-B7E4-4428-A56A-76055EC7D16B"/>
<File path="C:\Users\user1\Downloads\wildfire-test-pe-file (1).exe" securityEventId="BC859C46-B2DB-4EEC-A41D-91C21731C7BD"/>
<File path="C:\Users\user1\Downloads\wildfire-test-pe-file.exe" securityEventId="E98144A9-5D86-467D-8A1F-02C3ACD29871"/>
</SuspiciousFiles>
<FailedFiles/>
</ScanReport>
</TRAPS>
--------------------------------------------------Additional Information
https://docs-cortex.paloaltonetworks.com/r/Cortex-XDR/Cortex-XDR-Prevent-Administrator-Guide/Scan-an-Endpoint-for-Malware