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WebServer Access Logs Deleted
editWebServer Access Logs Deleted
editIdentifies the deletion of WebServer access logs. This may indicate an attempt to evade detection or destroy forensic evidence on a system.
Rule type: eql
Rule indices:
- auditbeat-*
- winlogbeat-*
- logs-endpoint.events.*
- logs-windows.*
Severity: medium
Risk score: 47
Runs every: 5m
Searches indices from: now-9m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum alerts per execution: 100
References: None
Tags:
- Elastic
- Host
- Linux
- Windows
- macOS
- Threat Detection
- Defense Evasion
Version: 4
Rule authors:
- Elastic
Rule license: Elastic License v2
Investigation guide
edit## Config If enabling an EQL rule on a non-elastic-agent index (such as beats) for versions <8.2, events will not define `event.ingested` and default fallback for EQL rules was not added until 8.2, so you will need to add a custom pipeline to populate `event.ingested` to @timestamp for this rule to work.
Rule query
editfile where event.type == "deletion" and file.path : ("C:\\inetpub\\logs\\LogFiles\\*.log", "/var/log/apache*/access.log", "/etc/httpd/logs/access_log", "/var/log/httpd/access_log", "/var/www/*/logs/access.log")
Framework: MITRE ATT&CKTM
-
Tactic:
- Name: Defense Evasion
- ID: TA0005
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/
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Technique:
- Name: Indicator Removal on Host
- ID: T1070
- Reference URL: https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1070/