This topic describes Carbon Black EDR Windows sensor event loads.

Cause

The number of outstanding raw kernel events to be processed has exceeded a threshold.

Note: Netconn events are handled in a separate driver.

Impact

Data collection/usability.

Severity Scale

Event queue depth

Health score

Message

> 512

-5

Elevated event load

>1024

-10

High event load

> 4096

-25

Excessive event load

Remediation

Analyze event collection to determine what is generating the event load. Consider disabling event collection on certain event types.