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File Deletion via Shred

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File Deletion via Shred

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Identifies file deletions using the shred command. Malware or other files dropped or created on a system by an adversary may leave traces behind as to what was done within a network and how. Adversaries may remove these files over the course of an intrusion to keep their footprint low or remove them at the end as part of the post-intrusion cleanup process.

Rule type: query

Rule indices:

  • auditbeat-*

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
  • Linux

Version: 1

Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.8.0

Rule query

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event.action:(executed or process_started) and process.name:shred and
process.args:("-u" or "--remove" or "-z" or "--zero")

Threat mapping

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Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM

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