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2 alerts match the current filters. tactic: TA0010 ✕ technique: T1059 ✕

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  • Commonly abused AutoIT script connects to an external domain Medium

    AutoIT scripts have legitimate uses, but are often abused by malware to execute in a signed process context.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Exfiltration (TA0010) Execution (TA0002)
    ATT&CK techniques: Command and Scripting Interpreter: AutoHotKey & AutoIT (T1059.010) Automated Exfiltration (T1020)
    Required data: XDR Agent
    Attacker's goals: Communicate with malware running on your network to control malware activities, perform software updates on the malware, or to take inventory of infected machines.
    Investigative actions: AutoIT scripts have legitimate uses, but are often abused by malware to execute in a signed process context. Identify the process contacting the remote domain and determine whether the traffic is malicious.
  • Google Workspace automation was created Informational Identity Threat Module 1 variation

    Google Workspace automation was created.

    Activation:
    14 Days
    Training:
    30 Days
    Test:
    N/A (single event)
    Deduplication:
    1 Day
    ATT&CK tactics: Execution (TA0002) Persistence (TA0003) Exfiltration (TA0010)
    ATT&CK techniques: Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059) Event Triggered Execution (T1546) Automated Exfiltration (T1020)
    Required data: Google Workspace Audit Logs
    Detector tags: Google Workspace
    Attacker's goals: Adversaries may create automations to maintain persistence, execute malicious code, or exfiltrate data automatically.
    Investigative actions: Verify if the automation creation was authorized and expected for this user. Investigate the automation logic to determine if it is malicious. Investigate other suspicious activities performed by the user around the same timeframe.

    Variations

    Google Workspace automation was created for a public document

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    The document that the automation was created for is publicly shared. overridden