Possible data obfuscation

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	1 Day
Required Data	Requires: XDR Agent
Detection Modules
Detector Tags	Kubernetes - AGENT, Containers
ATT&CK Tactic	Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information (T1140)
Severity	Informational

A command that can be used for file obfuscation was executed with an uncommon command line.

Attackers may use obfuscated files to cover their tracks.

Check whether the executing process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.

ATT&CK Tactic	Defense Evasion (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Deobfuscate/Decode Files or Information (T1140)
Severity	Low

A command that can be used for file obfuscation was executed with an uncommon command line.

Attackers may use obfuscated files to cover their tracks.

Check whether the executing process is benign, and if this was a desired behavior as part of its normal execution flow.