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ADS Zone.Identifier Deleted

Detects the deletion of the "Zone.Identifier" ADS. Attackers can leverage this in order to bypass security restrictions that make use of the ADS such as Microsoft Office apps.

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François HubautCreated Mon Sep 047eac0a16-5832-4e81-865f-0268a6d19e4bwindows
Hunting Hypothesis
Log Source
WindowsFile Delete
ProductWindows← raw: windows
CategoryFile Delete← raw: file_delete
Detection Logic
Detection Logic1 selector
detection:
    selection:
        TargetFilename|endswith: ':Zone.Identifier'
    condition: selection
False Positives

Likely

References
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securityliterate.com
MITRE ATT&CK

Other

detection.threat-hunting
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ADS Zone.Identifier Deleted By Uncommon Application

Detects the deletion of the "Zone.Identifier" ADS by an uncommon process. Attackers can leverage this in order to bypass security restrictions that make use of the ADS such as Microsoft Office apps.

Detects similar activity. Both rules may fire on overlapping events.

Rule Metadata
Rule ID
7eac0a16-5832-4e81-865f-0268a6d19e4b
Status
test
Level
low
Type
Threat Hunt
Created
Mon Sep 04
Author
François Hubaut
Path
rules-threat-hunting/windows/file/file_delete/file_delete_win_zone_identifier_ads.yml
Raw Tags
attack.defense-evasionattack.t1070.004detection.threat-hunting
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