A LOLBIN was copied to a different location

Cortex XDR Analytics Alert Reference by Alert name

Product

Cortex XDR

Last date published

2024-10-08

Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	6 Hours
Required Data	Requires: XDR Agent
Detection Modules
Detector Tags
ATT&CK Tactic	Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Masquerading: Rename System Utilities (T1036.003)
Severity	Informational

To evade detection, attackers may copy a LOLBIN executable to a different location.

Command execution via lolbins and detection avoidance via file rename.

Check whether the executing process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.
Check the destination path of the lolbin and try to see if it's benign.

ATT&CK Tactic	Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Masquerading: Rename System Utilities (T1036.003)
Severity	High

To evade detection, attackers may copy a LOLBIN executable to a different location.

Command execution via lolbins and detection avoidance via file rename.

Check whether the executing process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.
Check the destination path of the lolbin and try to see if it's benign.

ATT&CK Tactic	Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Masquerading: Rename System Utilities (T1036.003)
Severity	Low

To evade detection, attackers may copy a LOLBIN executable to a different location.

Command execution via lolbins and detection avoidance via file rename.

Check whether the executing process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.
Check the destination path of the lolbin and try to see if it's benign.