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Potential File Extension Spoofing Using Right-to-Left Override

Detects suspicious filenames that contain a right-to-left override character and a potentially spoofed file extensions.

Detection logic

Detection requirements

Platform
LinuxmacOSWindows

The rule states no platform. This is derived from the ATT&CK technique it maps to.

Log source product
windows
Log source category
file_event

Known benign triggers

  • Filenames that contains scriptures such as arabic or hebrew might make use of this character

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