Analytics BIOC
High
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Unicode RTL Override Character
An attacker may use a special right-to-left (RTL) override character to trick users into executing malicious files that look like benign file types.
- Module:
- Platform Analytics
- Data source:
- XDR Agent
ATT&CK tactics: Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK techniques: Obfuscated Files or Information (T1027)
Attacker's goals:
Trick users into executing malicious files by making their file types seem benign.
Investigative actions:
Investigate the executed process. There is no reason for benign files to contain the Unicode right-to-left override character in their name.
- Test period:
- N/A (single event)
- Deduplication:
- 1 Day