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Modification of Boot Configurationedit
Identifies 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-*
Severity: low
Risk score: 21
Runs every: 5 minutes
Searches indices from: now-6m (Date Math format, see also Additional look-back time
)
Maximum signals per execution: 100
Tags:
- Elastic
- Windows
Version: 1
Added (Elastic Stack release): 7.7.0
Rule queryedit
event.action:"Process Create (rule: ProcessCreate)" and process.name:bcdedit.exe and process.args:(/set and (bootstatuspolicy and ignoreallfailures or no and recoveryenabled))
Threat mappingedit
Framework: 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/