Analytics BIOC
Low
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Suspicious systemd timer activity
Suspicious systemd timer activity, which may indicate an attempt to establish persistence.
- Module:
- Platform Analytics
- Data source:
- XDR Agent
ATT&CK tactics: Execution (TA0002) Persistence (TA0003) Privilege Escalation (TA0004)
ATT&CK techniques: Scheduled Task/Job: Systemd Timers (T1053.006)
Attacker's goals:
An adversary may use systemd timers to execute malicious code at system startup or on a scheduled basis for persistence.
Investigative actions:
Check the systemd timer file change and try to understand the impact of the systemd timers change.
- Test period:
- N/A (single event)
- Deduplication:
- 1 Day