Analytics Alerts

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Severity
Detection module
Data source
  • Globally uncommon high entropy module was loaded Informational 1 variation

    A module with high entropy and a globally uncommon hash was loaded.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Stealth (TA0005)
    ATT&CK techniques: Obfuscated Files or Information (T1027)
    Required data: XDR Agent
    Attacker's goals: Adversaries may attempt to make an executable difficult to discover or analyze by compressing, encrypting, encoding, or otherwise obfuscating its contents.
    Investigative actions: Check if the module is either compressed, encrypted, obfuscated or packed.

    Variations

    Globally uncommon high entropy module was loaded by process which was executed by a scheduled task

    Low overridden

    A module with high entropy and a globally uncommon hash was loaded. overridden