IMPORTANT: No additional bug fixes or documentation updates
will be released for this version. For the latest information, see the
current release documentation.
Modification of Boot Configuration
editModification of Boot Configuration
editIdentifies use of bcdedit.exe
to delete boot configuration data. Malware and
attackers sometimes use this tactic as a destructive technique.
Rule type: query
Rule indices:
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Windows
- Threat Detection
- Defense Evasion
Version: 4 (version history)
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.7.0
Last modified (Elastic Stack release): 7.10.0
Rule authors: Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License
Rule query
editevent.category:process and event.type:(start or process_started) and process.name:bcdedit.exe and process.args:(/set and (bootstatuspolicy and ignoreallfailures or no and recoveryenabled))
Threat mapping
editFramework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
-
Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
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Technique:
- Name: File Deletion
- ID: T1107
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1107/
Rule version history
edit- Version 4 (7.10.0 release)
-
- Formatting only
- Version 3 (7.9.1 release)
-
- Formatting only
- Version 2 (7.9.0 release)
-
-
Updated query, changed from:
event.action:"Process Create (rule: ProcessCreate)" and process.name:bcdedit.exe and process.args:(/set and (bootstatuspolicy and ignoreallfailures or no and recoveryenabled))
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