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AN1529 Analytic 1529

Linux · attack.mitre.org · ATT&CK Enterprise v19.2

<p>Detects abnormal creation of binary files with significant size that are subsequently executed or accessed by non-standard users.</p>
Detects
T1027.001 Binary Padding
Part of
DET0553 Detection Strategy for Obfuscated Files or Information: Binary Padding

Log sources and channels

Exactly as MITRE states them in x_mitre_log_source_references. Where a channel is vague, it is vague in the source; kevmap does not tidy it.

Log sourceChannelData component
auditd:SYSCALLopenDC0055 File Access
auditd:SYSCALLexecveDC0032 Process Creation
linux:osqueryfile_eventsDC0039 File Creation

Mutable elements

Parameters MITRE marks as environment-specific. These are the knobs you are expected to tune; they are why an analytic is not a rule.

FieldDescription
FileSizeThresholdMBDefines how large a file must be to consider it padded
UserContextTarget abnormal user behavior outside of expected automation
TimeWindowTime window for correlating file creation and execution