Delete Volume USN Journal with Fsutil

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Delete Volume USN Journal with Fsutil

Identifies use of the fsutil.exe to delete the USNJRNL volume. This technique is used by attackers to eliminate evidence of files created during post-exploitation activities.

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

Rule version: 1

Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.6.0

Rule query

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event.action:"Process Create (rule: ProcessCreate)" and
process.name:"fsutil.exe" and process.args:("usn" and
"deletejournal")

Threat mapping

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Framework: MITRE ATT&CK^TM

Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
Technique:
- Name: File Deletion
- ID: T1107
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1107/

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