BIOC Informational

Space after filename creation

An attacker may append a space to the end of a filename to change how it's processed by the operating system.

Module:
Platform Analytics
Agent event type:
File
Category:
Evasion
Status:
Enabled
ATT&CK tactics: Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK techniques: Masquerading: Space after Filename (T1036.006)
Indicator:

File action type = create , rename AND file name =~ \.[a-z]+\s+ Host host os = linux

Preventable: yes