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System Log File Deletion
editSystem Log File Deletion
editIdentifies the deletion of sensitive Linux system logs. This may indicate an attempt to evade detection or destroy forensic evidence on a system.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- auditbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Linux
- Threat Detection
- Defense Evasion
Version: 3 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.11.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.12.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editfile where event.type == "deletion" and file.path : ( "/var/run/utmp", "/var/log/wtmp", "/var/log/btmp", "/var/log/lastlog", "/var/log/faillog", "/var/log/syslog", "/var/log/messages", "/var/log/secure", "/var/log/auth.log" )
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
-
Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
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Technique:
- Name: Indicator Removal on Host
- ID: T1070
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1070/
Rule version history
edit- Version 3 (7.12.0 release)
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- Formatting only
- Version 2 (7.11.2 release)
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- Formatting only