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Unusual Process Execution - Temp

Identifies processes running in a temporary folder. This is sometimes done by adversaries to hide malware.

Detection logic

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Detection requirements

Log source category
event_index

Known benign triggers

  • Build systems, like Jenkins, may start processes in the `/tmp` directory. These can be exempted by name or by username.

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