Analytics BIOC
Informational
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A third-party utility was copied to a different location
To evade detection, attackers may copy a third-party utility executable to a different location.
- Module:
- Platform Analytics
- Data source:
- XDR Agent
ATT&CK tactics: Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK techniques: Masquerading: Rename Legitimate Utilities (T1036.003)
Detector tags: EDR Windows Disguised Processes
Attacker's goals:
Detection avoidance via file rename.
Investigative actions:
Check whether the executing process is benign and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow. Check the destination path of the third-party utility and try to see if it's benign.
- Test period:
- N/A (single event)
- Deduplication:
- 1 Day