A process was executed with a command line obfuscated by Unicode character substitution

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	6 Hours
Required Data	XDR Agent
ATT&CK Tactic	Stealth (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Obfuscated Files or Information (T1027)
Severity	Medium

Description

A process was executed with a command line obfuscated by Unicode character substitution.

Attacker's Goals

Hide its action and avoid detection.

Investigative actions

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