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# Features introduced in Cortex XDR agent 8.7

The following section describes the new features that were introduced in Cortex XDR agent 8.7 releases according to the supported agent operating systems.

#### Windows Features

The following features were added to Cortex XDR agents running on Windows endpoints:

| Feature                                         | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| ----------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Protection against security bypass techniques   | Enhanced protection for Windows-based endpoints ensures your organization is safeguarded against malicious actors attempting to bypass Windows built-in security controls. Protecting endpoints from the latest malicious tactics. |
| Protection against malicious ASP and ASPX files | For Windows-based endpoints, you can now configure Cortex to analyze ASP and ASPX files, and prevent malicious ones from being written to your endpoints’ file system.                                                             |
| Performance improvements                        | Enhanced performance when running SQL queries.                                                                                                                                                                                     |


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