Adding Hidden File Attribute via Attrib

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Adding Hidden File Attribute via Attrib

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Adversaries can add the hidden attribute to files to hide them from the user in an attempt to evade detection.

Rule type: query

Rule indices:

  • winlogbeat-*

Severity: low

Risk score: 21

Runs every: 5 minutes

Searches indices from: now-6m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time)

Maximum signals per execution: 100

Tags:

  • Elastic
  • Windows

Version: 2 (version history)

Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.6.0

Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.7.0

Rule query

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event.action:"Process Create (rule: ProcessCreate)" and
process.name:attrib.exe and process.args:+h

Threat mapping

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Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM

Rule version history

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Version 2 (7.7.0 release)

Updated query, changed from:

event.action:"Process Create (rule: ProcessCreate)" and
process.name:"attrib.exe" and process.args:"+h"