defense_evasion_file_deletion_via_shred.toml

[metadata]
creation_date = "2020/04/27"
integration = ["endpoint"]
maturity = "production"
min_stack_comments = "New fields added: required_fields, related_integrations, setup"
min_stack_version = "8.3.0"
updated_date = "2023/02/22"

[rule]
author = ["Elastic"]
description = """
Malware or other files dropped or created on a system by an adversary may leave traces behind as to what was done within
a network and how. Adversaries may remove these files over the course of an intrusion to keep their footprint low or
remove them at the end as part of the post-intrusion cleanup process.
"""
from = "now-9m"
index = ["auditbeat-*", "logs-endpoint.events.*", "endgame-*"]
language = "kuery"
license = "Elastic License v2"
name = "File Deletion via Shred"
risk_score = 21
rule_id = "a1329140-8de3-4445-9f87-908fb6d824f4"
severity = "low"
tags = ["Elastic", "Host", "Linux", "Threat Detection", "Defense Evasion", "Elastic Endgame"]
timestamp_override = "event.ingested"
type = "query"

query = '''
event.category:process and host.os.type:linux and event.type:(start or process_started) and process.name:shred and
  process.args:("-u" or "--remove" or "-z" or "--zero")
'''


[[rule.threat]]
framework = "MITRE ATT&CK"
[[rule.threat.technique]]
id = "T1070"
name = "Indicator Removal"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1070/"
[[rule.threat.technique.subtechnique]]
id = "T1070.004"
name = "File Deletion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/techniques/T1070/004/"



[rule.threat.tactic]
id = "TA0005"
name = "Defense Evasion"
reference = "https://attack.mitre.org/tactics/TA0005/"