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Active Rule
Unusual File Deletion by Dns.exe
Target Profile
Splunk
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Format Mode
Default
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Conversion Output
Unusual File Deletion by Dns.exe
Using Splunk · Default · pySigma 1.3.3
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BackendSplunkFormatDefaultVersion1.3.3
title: Unusual File Deletion by Dns.exe
id: 8f0b1fb1-9bd4-4e74-8cdf-a8de4d2adfd0
related:
- id: 9f383dc0-fdeb-4d56-acbc-9f9f4f8f20f3 # FileChange version
type: similar
status: test
description: Detects an unexpected file being deleted by dns.exe which my indicate activity related to remote code execution or other forms of exploitation as seen in CVE-2020-1350 (SigRed)
references:
- https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/unusual-file-modification-by-dns-exe.html
author: Tim Rauch (Nextron Systems), Elastic (idea)
date: 2022-09-27
modified: 2023-02-15
tags:
- attack.persistence
- attack.initial-access
- attack.t1133
logsource:
category: file_delete
product: windows
detection:
selection:
Image|endswith: '\dns.exe'
filter:
TargetFilename|endswith: '\dns.log'
condition: selection and not filter
falsepositives:
- Unknown
level: high
CLI command
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sigma convert --without-pipeline -t splunk -f default rules/windows/file/file_delete/file_delete_win_unusual_deletion_by_dns_exe.yml