Detectors
Every Cortex detection rule the toolbox knows about — analytics alerts, BIOCs and correlation rules — in one filterable set.
49 detectors match the current filters. tactic: TA0003 ✕
Download CSV| Type | Name | Severity | Module | Data source / event | ATT&CK |
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| Analytics BIOC | A contained executable was executed by an unusual process A Docker-contained executable from a mounted share was executed on a host. Running a contained executable is highly dangerous and atypical. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Privilege Escalation, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | A rare DLL, signed by an uncommon vendor, was hijacked into a Microsoft process A signed DLL was loaded into a Microsoft-signed process. This DLL hash and signature vendor are rare, which might indicate an attacker performing DLL hijacking. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | An uncommon lolbin execution by scheduled task A lolbin was executed with uncommon commandline by a scheduled task. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | An uncommon service was started An uncommon service was started using systemctl or service processes. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics | An unsigned process created scheduled task and performed an injection An unsigned process created scheduled task and performed an injection. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Autorun.inf created in root C drive An autorun file installed at the root of a C:\ drive is suspicious, as autorun files are typically associated with removable drives. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Lateral Movement |
| Analytics BIOC | Bitsadmin.exe persistence using command-line callback BITSAdmin.exe was used with a command-line that may indicate malware trying to gain persistence on the machine. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Execution of an uncommon process at an early startup stage Uncommon execution of an executable found in an early startup stage. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Execution of an uncommon process at an early startup stage by Windows system binary Uncommon execution of an executable found in an early startup stage by Windows system binary. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Execution of an uncommon process with a local/domain user SID at an early startup stage Execution of an uncommon process with a local/domain user SID at an early startup stage may be an indication of a persistent mechanism on boot that is being actively abused. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Globally uncommon injection from a signed process A signed process injected into another process that it does not normally target at a global level. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Installation of a new System-V service Installation of a new System-V service. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Manipulation of netsh helper DLLs Registry keys Registering netsh helper DLLs is uncommon, and could be used by malware for persistence. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Modification of PAM Modification of PAM configuration files. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Defense Evasion, Credential Access |
| Analytics BIOC | Phantom DLL Loading An attacker might leverage existing processes missing module loads to load malicious code into trusted processes. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Possible DLL Hijack into a Microsoft process An unsigned DLL was loaded into a Microsoft signed process. This DLL name is usually signed by Microsoft, which might indicate an attacker performing DLL Hijacking. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Possible DLL Search Order Hijacking An attacker might abuse the Windows DLL search order to trigger known, signed processes to load the attacker's malicious module. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion |
| Analytics | Rare access to known advertising domains The endpoint performed many connections to unpopular advertising domains. This could indicate the presence of adware on the endpoint. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Firewall EAL Logs, XDR Agent | Command and Control, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Rare unsigned process execution by scheduled task Rare and unsigned process was executed by a scheduled task. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Scrcons.exe Rare Child Process The Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) standard event consumer scrcons.exe executed a rare VBScript or PowerShell script. Executing a rare script can be an indication of local or remote code execution abuse by an attacker. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Execution, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Screensaver process executed from Users or temporary folder An executable file with a screensaver extension was executed from the Users or temp folder. This is not a common behavior for screensavers and may indicate a malicious file disguised as a screensaver in the Users or temp folder. It is recommended to further investigate the execution flow for malicious indicators. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Script file added to startup-related Registry keys An attacker may add a script file to the Registry "Run Keys" or the "Winlogon\Userinit" key to cause it to be executed as the user logs in. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Signed process creates a scheduled task via file access A signed process created a scheduled task via file access. Attackers may create scheduled tasks for execution and to establish persistence. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Execution, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Suspicious authentication package registered The endpoint registered a suspicious authentication package, which may be used to gain persistence on the host by loading libraries into the time management service. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Suspicious container orchestration job A suspicious orchestration job ran with a rare command line. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Suspicious HTTP parameters detected The endpoint received suspicious HTTP parameters via an HTTP request, which may indicate attempts to exploit server components or web shell activity. | Medium | Platform Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Firewall EAL Logs, XDR Agent | Initial Access, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Suspicious print processor registered The endpoint registered a new print processor, which may be used to gain persistence on the host by loading libraries into the time management service. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Suspicious RunOnce Parent Process Runonce.exe executes commands under the Registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce, typically on computer boot and user login events. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Suspicious runonce.exe parent process Runonce.exe executes commands under the Registry key HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce, typically on computer boot and user logon events. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Suspicious systemd timer activity Suspicious systemd timer activity, which may indicate an attempt to establish persistence. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation |
| Analytics BIOC | Suspicious time provider registered The endpoint time provider has been tampered, this change may be used to gain persistence on the host by loading libraries into the time management service. | Medium | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Svchost.exe loads a rare unsigned module Svchost.exe loads a rare unsigned module, which can indicate an attacker's malicious service execution. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Defense Evasion, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon AppleScript containing a potential persistence command was executed via the command line The AppleScript interpreter executed an uncommon command potentially used for persistence to maintain system access. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Execution, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon Launch Agent persistency was registered or modified An uncommon Launch Agent persistence mechanism was registered/modified on the system. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon Launch Daemon persistency was registered or modified An uncommon Launch Daemon persistence mechanism was registered/modified on the system. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon local scheduled task creation via schtasks.exe The schtasks.exe command enables creating, deleting, querying, changing, running, and ending scheduled tasks on a local or remote computer. Adversaries may attempt to use the command to gain persistence on this host using scheduled tasks. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon login item persistency was registered or modified An uncommon login item persistence mechanism was registered/modified on the system. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon Managed Object Format (MOF) compiler usage The mofcomp.exe WMI MOF compiled is used to compile code into the WMI repository that in turn may enable attackers to run scheduled or triggered code from the context of a Microsoft-signed binary. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon net group command execution Uncommon net group command execution which may be used for groups and users enumeration and unauthorized user creation. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Discovery, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon net localgroup command execution Uncommon net localgroup command execution which may be used for group and user enumeration and unauthorized user creation. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Discovery, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon signed process execution by scheduled task An uncommon process was executed by a scheduled task. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Uncommon user management via net.exe The net.exe command is used to add, delete, and otherwise manage the users on a computer. Adversaries may attempt to use the command to discover or add local and domain user accounts. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Discovery, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Unsigned DLL Hijack into a Microsoft process An unsigned DLL was loaded into a Microsoft signed process. It is not common for the DLL to be loaded into Microsoft processes, which might indicate an attacker performing DLL Hijacking. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Unsigned DLL Side-Loading A signed process loaded an unsigned and rare module from the same folder. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion |
| Analytics BIOC | Unsigned process creates a scheduled task via file access A scheduled task was created via file access from an unsigned process. This is uncommon and may indicate malicious activity. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Execution, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual AWS credentials creation AWS utility was used to create an access key and a secret key. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Unusual AWS user added to group AWS user added to AWS group, possibly to elevate privileges and gain more access to resources. | Low | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Weakly-Encrypted Kerberos TGT Response A weakly encrypted Kerberos TGT was issued by a domain controller. The encryption type is abnormal for this DC and results in a TGT that is easier to crack. This behavior may indicate a Skeleton Key attack. | Informational | Platform Analytics | Palo Alto Networks Firewall EAL Logs, XDR Agent | Credential Access, Defense Evasion, Persistence |
| Analytics BIOC | Web server CGO executed an uncommon process An uncommon process was executed by a web server CGO, which might indicate a Webshell activity or a web server exploit. | Informational | Platform Analytics | XDR Agent | Initial Access, Persistence |