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Malicious Remote File Creation
editMalicious Remote File Creation
editMalicious remote file creation, which can be an indicator of lateral movement activity.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- logs-endpoint.events.*
Severity: critical
Risk score: 99
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-10m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References:
Tags:
- Domain: Endpoint
- Use Case: Lateral Movement Detection
- Tactic: Lateral Movement
- Data Source: Elastic Defend
Version: 1
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Rule query
editsequence by host.name [file where event.action == "creation" and process.name : ("System", "scp", "sshd", "smbd", "vsftpd", "sftp-server")] [file where event.category == "malware" or event.category == "intrusion_detection" and process.name:("System", "scp", "sshd", "smbd", "vsftpd", "sftp-server")]
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
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Tactic:
- Name: Lateral Movement
- ID: TA0008
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0008/
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Technique:
- Name: Exploitation of Remote Services
- ID: T1210
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1210/