Suspicious process execution from tmp folder

Synopsis

Field	Value
Activation Period	14 Days
Training Period	30 Days
Test Period	N/A (single event)
Deduplication Period	1 Day
Required Data	XDR Agent
Detector Tags	Kubernetes - AGENT, Containers
ATT&CK Tactic	Stealth (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories (T1564.001)
Severity	Informational

Description

An unpopular process was executed from the tmp folder.

Attacker's Goals

Attackers may try to run the executable application from a folder that is writable to all users and use it to avoid detection.

Investigative actions

• Verify that this isn't IT activity.
• Look for other hosts executing similar commands.

Variations

A web server process executed an unpopular application from the tmp folder

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Stealth (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories (T1564.001)
Severity	Medium

Description

An executable application ran from the tmp folder by a web server process.

Attacker's Goals

Attackers may try to run the executable application from a folder that is writable to all users and use it to avoid detection.

Investigative actions

• Verify that this isn't IT activity.
• Look for other hosts executing similar commands.

Suspicious cron job task execution of a binary from the tmp folder

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Stealth (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories (T1564.001)
Severity	Medium

Description

An unpopular process was executed from the tmp folder.

Attacker's Goals

Attackers may try to run the executable application from a folder that is writable to all users and use it to avoid detection.

Investigative actions

• Verify that this isn't IT activity.
• Look for other hosts executing similar commands.

Suspicious interactive execution of a binary from the tmp folder

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Stealth (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories (T1564.001)
Severity	Medium

Description

An unpopular process was executed from the tmp folder.

Attacker's Goals

Attackers may try to run the executable application from a folder that is writable to all users and use it to avoid detection.

Investigative actions

• Verify that this isn't IT activity.
• Look for other hosts executing similar commands.

Suspicious process execution from tmp folder in a Kubernetes pod

Synopsis

Field	Value
ATT&CK Tactic	Stealth (TA0005)
ATT&CK Technique	Hide Artifacts: Hidden Files and Directories (T1564.001)
Severity	Informational

Description

An unpopular process was executed from the tmp folder.

Attacker's Goals

Attackers may try to run the executable application from a folder that is writable to all users and use it to avoid detection.

Investigative actions

• Verify that this isn't IT activity.
• Look for other hosts executing similar commands.