An executable was written and executed by a web server

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An executable was written and executed by a web server

Web server process had written an executable file that was executed shortly after.

Module:: Platform Analytics
Data source:: XDR Agent with eXtended Threat Hunting (XTH)

ATT&CK tactics: Persistence (TA0003)

ATT&CK techniques: Server Software Component: Web Shell (T1505.003)

Detector tags: Webshell Analytics

Attacker's goals:

Gaining the ability to execute commands on the host, as well as persistence.

Investigative actions:

Investigate the web server access logs for suspicious behavior. Check if the dropped file contains malicious content.

Test period:: 2 Hours
Deduplication:: 1 Day