Boot or Logon Initialization Scripts (T1037): Detection
Scripts that run at boot or logon give attackers quiet persistence. Learn what to watch on Windows, Linux, macOS, ESXi and network devices, and how to lock the files down.
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Scripts that run at boot or logon give attackers quiet persistence. Learn what to watch on Windows, Linux, macOS, ESXi and network devices, and how to lock the files down.
Malware can copy a browser's user agent to blend in with normal traffic. See how to spot HTTP clients that claim to be a browser but are not.
Malware can overwrite its own argv in memory so ps shows a harmless name. Learn how the trick works and how to compare cmdline with the real executable.
Attackers create accounts named admin, help or backup to blend in. Learn what to log across cloud, identity and endpoint systems and how to audit accounts.
Double forking or daemonizing cuts a process from its parent so tree-based detection loses the thread. See how it works and how to look for orphaned processes.
Malware renamed as an image, or given a fake header, can slip past file checks. Learn how it works and how to validate content, not just extensions.
Evil.txt.exe can display as Evil.txt. Here is how double extensions work on Windows, how to detect them, and the one setting that removes most of the trick.
A trailing space can change how macOS and Linux open a file and hide its true type. See how the trick works and how to find affected files.
Attackers place files in trusted folders or give them trusted names, and in clusters they mimic pod and namespace names. Detection and hardening steps for each platform.
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