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Suspiciously Named Executables

Date: 2022-02-15 ID: 8179ffc0-7628-4c7b-a137-f17184efb4ed Author: Michael Hart Environment: attack_range Directory: suspiciously_named_executables

Description

A sample log where an adversary compiles and runs an executable with a randomly generated name under the Windows folder, ostensibly to avoid detection.

MITRE ATT&CK Techniques

ID Technique Tactic
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter Execution

Environment Details

Field Value
Environment attack_range
Directory suspiciously_named_executables
Test Date 2022-02-15

Datasets

The following datasets were collected during this attack simulation:

Windows-Sysmon

  • Path: /datasets/attack_techniques/T1059/suspiciously_named_executables/windows-sysmon.log
  • Sourcetype: XmlWinEventLog
  • Source: XmlWinEventLog:Microsoft-Windows-Sysmon/Operational

No specific detections currently use this attack data for testing. However, you can find related detections and analytics in our security content repository.

Usage Instructions

Replay with Splunk Attack Data

Replay attack data with replay.py from Splunk Attack Data.

1python replay.py --dataset /datasets/attack_techniques/T1059/suspiciously_named_executables/windows-sysmon.log --index attack_data

Manual Import

  1. Download the dataset files from the paths listed above
  2. Configure your Splunk instance with the appropriate sourcetypes
  3. Import the logs using the Splunk Add Data wizard

Related Content

Find more detections and analytics for this attack technique in our security content repository.

Source: GitHub | Version: 1.0