App Control: What Triggers the Malicious File Detected Event?

Products

• Carbon Black App Control (formerly Cb Protection)

Issue/Introduction

What triggers the “Malicious File Detected” Event?

Environment

• App Control Console: All Supported Versions

Resolution

The "Malicious File Detected" Events occurs in two scenarios:

1. Following a "New File on Network" Event for a file that is already assigned a Malicious reputation.
2. When the Carbon Black Reputation (or another integrated service) has updated the file's reputation to Malicious.

Additional Information

• The "Alert Triggered" Events only occur once per "Malicious File Detected" Alert. If the Alert is not reset between Events, there will only be one "Alert Triggered" Event.
• Connector settings can be found in the Console > System Configuration (gear icon) > Connectors.
• More information on what determines the Carbon Black File Reputation of Malicious can be found here.
• To report a False Positive or False Negative please follow the instructions outlined here.